Can it be contested?   I have no history of lazyness, crime, or
substance abuse.
I'm on good terms with my father, who has a few million in assets, and
says I'm a bad businessman.
It's a classic case of wicked stepmother controlling everything. but
they have plenty of their own money while I am literally working
myself to death and feel
that I have been outwitted out of my bithright/entitlement.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 24 Feb 2003 16:45 PST

Inheritance laws vary from place to place. Can you tell us where your
father lives? No precise address is needed, just state (or province)
and nation.

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Clarification of Question by esoteric-ga on 24 Feb 2003 22:18 PST

Florida USA.

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 25 Feb 2003 11:04 PST

You mentioned your "brother-in-law", but is it actually your "sister"
who stands to directly inherit the lion's share?

Regards;
tutuzdad-ga

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Clarification of Question by esoteric-ga on 26 Feb 2003 16:38 PST

but is it actually your "sister".....no

This information, from the site of a Florida law firm, may be of
interest to you:

"MUST A PERSON LEAVE HIS OR HER CHILDREN AT LEAST ONE DOLLAR EACH?
No, not even a cent. There is a popular misconception that when a will
fails to make provision for or 'remember' a child, the law 'presumes'
that the testator merely forgot. To meet this, the drafter of the will
in olden times frequently gave 'To my son, John, the sum of one
dollar.' If the testator desires not to make any provision in the will
for a child, he or she may do so by merely stating that 'I have
deliberately made no provision herein for the benefit of my son, John,
not because of any lack of love or affection, but because he has ample
property of his own,' or for such other reason as the testator may
wish to express. Children born after a will is signed or a child
without adequate means of support may still have certain rights in the
state under particular circumstances."

http://www.ansbacher.net/New%20Web/wiils.htm

Why not talk to your father about it? Even if you were a bad
businessman, surely he wouldn't want you to work yourself to death? Or
does he think there is some educational value in it?

Esorteric,

I agree with what Dannidin said but just in case I asked my lawyer
friend.  He said it depends on how the will was drafted and when.  If
your father is sane, then he can dispose of his estate however he
wants.  If you can prove your evil stepmother has something to do with
it, then it might me contestable.

Inherited money is often bad news.

One (contested) estate that I am dealing with at the moment has seen
the two sons of the deceased take to booze, drugs and who knows what.

You are better off without it!