After Man’s Death, Widow and Daughter Learn They Aren’t Entitled to His Inheritance – Story of the Day

After her father’s death, Julia rummaged through his office and discovered his will, which gave their house to someone named John. She and her mother were shocked. They called their lawyer, who introduced them to John, and they all found out the outrageous secret Julia’s father had kept.

Julia rearranged some of the papers on her dad’s office desk a few days after the funeral. She and her mother needed to pack some of his stuff and clean everything up. Her father always kept essential papers in his office, and Julia needed to locate them so her mom wouldn’t have to worry about anything later on.

However, as she passed papers and envelopes from hand to hand, she saw something odd. One particular packet came from a local law firm in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. But they lived in Miami. It was only about an hour away, but Julia frowned. Something in her gut told her to open it and check things out.

She ripped the seal and discovered her father’s will. She was shocked. As far as they knew, he hadn’t had time to make one. He was healthy, and his heart attack had been sudden. Julia skimmed through the lengthy legal jargon until she reached a specific part, and her jaw dropped.

“Jules, why are you yelling?” her mother appeared in the doorway and entered the office.

“Look!” Julie exclaimed again and raised the papers in her hands.

“Wait, let me put my glasses,” her mother, Mrs. Moss, said as she put her reading glasses on and grabbed the papers. “Oh my.”

“Mom, did you know about this?”

“No, honey. I had no idea. What does it say?” Mrs. Moss asked her daughter.

“It says the house and everything else goes to some man named John Serrano. Who is that?” Julia exclaimed, worried. She couldn’t believe her father had left his wife with nothing.

“I don’t know, Julia. This is so strange. Are you sure it’s legit?” Mrs. Moss replied, looking up at her daughter with concern on her face.

“I don’t know that either. But let’s call the law firm,” Julia said, trying to remain calm.

She googled the law firm and got their phone number. After asking around, they discovered her father’s lawyer was a man named Isaac Abrams. They connected her to his private phone line, and he offered to meet with them the following day.

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