What happens when a widower marries another woman?

In many cases, instead of friends being pleased that the widower had found someone to love and share his life, they in fact resented the new relationship. As though marrying again somehow blotted out the dead wife.

Can a surviving spouse use a deceased child’s property?

Once it is received, the child’s surviving spouse can use the child’s the property however he or she wishes. Although the property was received through the deceased spouse’s family, the surviving spouse does not have any obligation to use that property for the benefit of the deceased spouse’s children.

What happens to the family after the death of a wife?

He then has to face not only traumatic effects of loss but also practical matters he may never have handled before. If there are minor children in the household, the death of a wife has an even greater impact on the family.

How did my father get a new wife?

My father remarried at 60 after both of his sons were grown and out of the house. His new wife seemed nice and was great to him. She took great care of him through a cancer fight that he lost after five years.

Who is my dad married to after my mom died?

He married a women who is much younger then him. She had nothing going into the relationship. I don’t think it is right that my dads New wife is left everything in the event that he dies. How can this be prevented?

My father remarried at 60 after both of his sons were grown and out of the house. His new wife seemed nice and was great to him. She took great care of him through a cancer fight that he lost after five years.

What should I do if my dad remarried?

Mr. Frederick’s advise is very solid, and I encourage you to pursue that avenue first. As the other responses have indicated, this is up to your dad, and you do not have anything YOU can do to prevent this. Your dad can prevent it, if he is inclined to do so. There are ways of making sure that the wife is protected, as well.

What happens to a widow after her spouse passes away?

Conversely and equally perplexing is the companion myth that once a spouse has passed away, the widowed should assume an attitude that they have “caught their limit”; that once their beloved has passed away, a widowed’s destiny is to remain alone and longing for a life that is no longer here to live.