not wanting to accept inheritance...

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concernedmom

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My jurisdiction is: Florida

My 21 year old son has an ex-girlfriend against whom he has an injunction for domestic violence; she has stalked him for almost two years after they broke up; the girl is now intending to commit suicide (which she writes about in her blog) and has made a will leaving all her property to my son. Needless to say, he wants no part of it.
The girl has been committed several times under the Baker act, the latest time was as recently as two weeks ago, but manages to get out every time. I have no doubt she will eventually carry out her threat to commit suicide, mostly because she has painted herself completely in a corner.
I am not callous about this; I have done all I could to ensure she does not go through with this, but I feel there probably is nothing further I or anyone else can do.
My question is, when it comes to the point of the will, can he simply refuse to inherit her stuff, or does there need to be a legal course of action to insure this. I am sure her parents would be happy to have her things but she has alienated them completely.
Any advice would be welcome.
 
Yes, he can disclaim any inheritance he might receive. When the time comes, he can notify the administrator or executor of the will he does not wish to receive his share. It will return to her estate to be distributed to the other beneficiaries, or if there are none, according to the laws of intestacy in your state. Generally that means her next of kin will inherit.
 
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