What happens when a person is in someones will but has passed away and the will was not changed?

The will usually provides for this contingency. Basically, it is up to what your step-mother determines via her will provisions. There is no hard and fast rule here. It could pass to the next of kin, if she provides for that in her will. You will not know what she provided until she shows you the will or at her death, when the will is probated.

Hope this helps.

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