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I reside in Ohio and my father passed dec2010,is there any…

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I reside in Ohio and...

I reside in Ohio and my father passed dec2010,is there any way to contest the will
also I honestly believe there was foul play in his death and now I'm concerned that there could have been foul play as well!! I was 15 yrs old when my youngest
sister was born and she has been taking them to the cleaners it was a little to easy that both died with no apparent cause of death it was listed as hypertensive heart disease for dad but he had a pacemaker put in back in the summer and the dr gave him a clean bill of health just the week before he died.my mother s cause of death was hardening of the arteries!! My sister that is five years younger than i am lives in the area and when the attorney showed them the will he asked if all the siblings had been notified and she told him that I was never contacted! My
youngest sister had my dad redo his will the week after mom died and was still in
shock and she also started taking anything of value out of the house. My sister that is younger than me asked for a copy in the lawyers office and he said that this was just a pre-reading!!? And my youngest sister & husband were listed as co-exectuors of the will and only her family was allowed to get anything. Is it possible to contest the will? I heard her say when I came into my dads house to get out of HER house or she would call the sherrif, so I'm quite sure they both new what was in the will and I also thought an inventory had to be done asapafter his death? The morning my dad was found by her she found my mom as well ! My brother who is an alcoholic and uses drugs and deals as well moved into the house before they removed my dad to the funeral home! Is there anything I can do?? Also my Dad and youngest sister just had a huge argument and he told her that most of the debt he had was for her house and new garage,and since she was now making the big bucks it was time for her to take care of her own bills!!!!! I'm totally frustrated by this whole thing and I would NEVER ever want to live there again. There are only a few things that I gave them and just photos that my sister wouldn't even know1 Thank you for your time. sincerely XXXXX XXXXX

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Yes, you may contest the will by arguing that your sister unduly influenced your father into making changes to his will

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