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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
I don't know Alberta's laws around wills, but to my mind (again without looking anything up, just to me what seems fair) is that the 1/3 that would go to your mother-in-law should be split equally among your wife and her siblings (if any).
Its been a while, I feel like some provinces do that if the deceased is intestate (dies without a will).
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Pretty much, yes. My grandmother died without a will, and that's how it worked. Since my dad is also dead, my sister and I would have split what would have been his share. Her debts were greater than her assets, so it didn't actually mean anything, however.