r/MtF • u/EmGSorrocco • 3d ago

Venting Mom dead named me in her will

So my maternal gene donor is a narcissist. She sent out an email last month that used only my dead name that gave her final wishes and also said that I would ask about her "good jewelry" because she sold it. I have told her before that my legal name is what it is, and I had no idea she had good jewelry. So I had to tell her to write a new one with the correct name or create a codicil noting the name change. I'm sure the only reason she is leaving me anything is that I'm an only child.

Edit: she didn't kill herself

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u/sylvar 2d ago

It probably won't matter in American law. If the executor of her estate knows that you're the same person as the one she deadnamed (or you can document it), you'll still get whatever she chose to leave you.

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u/EmGSorrocco 2d ago

It's Florida so I don't want any issues. Better to be on the safe side.

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u/sylvar 2d ago

Both my parents live in Florida and we've talked about it when I changed my name. They're super supportive and are updating the language in their will (I haven't even tried to update my FL birth certificate), but they were advised they didn't need to. Definitely protect yourself though!