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My husband died in August. I withdrew money from his account, and spent half of it on the funeral. My daughter and I lived on the rest. Now my husband’s son is threatening to sue me if I do not give him this money. Does he have the right to do this and what should I do?

29.04.2025 Dmitrijs Sustovs, head of the Litigation department of the Law

All property, including money in the account, which remained with the testator at the time of his death, is included in the inheritance mass and is due to all heirs.

Your husband’s son is an heir by law and has the right to a certain part of the inheritance.

If he declared his rights to the inheritance in the manner prescribed by law, then he has the right, among other things, to part of the money that you withdrew from your husband’s account after his death.

In order to give you specific advice on how to act in this situation, we need additional information (whether or not an inheritance case was opened with a notary, if so, who declared their rights to the inheritance, whether or not a will was drawn up, etc.).

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