'Our elderly dad is leaving the farm to us in his will. But his new wife says she is automatically entitled to a third of his estate so we will have to sell the land. Can this be true?'

The article discusses a family's concern regarding the inheritance of their late mother's farm following their father's late-life remarriage. Originally, the father assured his adult children that the marriage would not affect their inheritance, which they had hoped to secure through a trust. The children are now feeling anxious about the potential breakdown of the farm's ownership, emphasizing their desire to keep it within the family. This situation highlights common issues families face when dealing with inheritance and the importance of clear legal arrangements.

We are his two adult children and the farm was our mam's. We were all in agreement that it would be the right thing to do to keep the farm in the family, and we had talked about putting it in a trust to keep it in the family down the line.

Dad always assured us that his second marriage late in life wouldn't stop us inheriting the farm but now we are really worried it will have to be broken up.

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