My father passed away in 1982 intestate. He was not married to my mother but maintained a 20+ year relationship with her outside of his marriage. He never separated from his legal wife. He had a son from the marriage that is 17 years older than me, my biological half brother. My father was very careful to make sure there was no paper trail connecting him to me throughout my life, even my birth certificate lists father as "unknown." Since there was no will and no way to prove paternity in 1982, I never considered myself as having any rights to his estate upon my his death. However, his wife is well into her 80s now, and with DNA I could prove paternity. Would I have any right to any share of my father's estate upon his wife's death? Would I be able to contest a will? TIA
