CALIFORNIA PROBATE CENTER

The Authority for Probate Litigation and Estate Planning in California

Disinheritance: Will I Be Disinherited for Marrying Outside the Faith?

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a Jewish couple’s dying wish to disinherit any of their grandchildren that married outside of the Jewish faith was lawful. The Courts have traditionally ruled that clauses that promote divorce are against public policy, but here the Court held that the clause did not do so. The clause in [...]