I am not arguing.

Apparently this woman and her lover had not signed any papers giving him precedence.

The family can not always come in, if things are taken care of legally.

And even in married cases, depending on the circumstances, the family, in heterosexual marriages, can indeed challenge the spouse!

I'm just pointing out this is not a clear cut issue.

Anna Nicole Smith married an old geeze who left her nothing. She sued his estate. The family fought her too and nails. The law in Texas is a spouse should get half the estate. However, a 26 year old woman marrying an ill 90 year old billionaire? She was obviously a gold digger.

So basically, instead of getting half of his billions, she was reduced to trying to settle for 80 million. And last I heard, not even that had gone through.