An 86-year-old French woman who moved to the US last year after rekindling a 1960s romance is being detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) centre in the state of Louisiana.
The son of Marie-Thérèse, from the city of Nantes, sounded the alarm after his mother was arrested in Anniston, Alabama, earlier in April.
“They handcuffed her hands and feet like she was a dangerous criminal,” he told French outlet Ouest-France.
The story is actually much more elaborate than the headline. Pretty crazy. I recommend reading the article.
She married this guy she had known in the 60s and moved to Alabama. She had applied for a green card and long term stay visa, but then he died suddenly. She tried to get his inheritance, but the man’s son claimed it for himself. Not sure who is right there, but it sounds like that may have factored in to things. No proof, but maybe he reported her to ICE.
I can see where a family might not be too pleased about some “long lost love” who shows up at the end to get married and try to claim the entire estate from his family.
That was the Anna Nicole Smith story. The family of her dead ancient husband were truly awful people, but I don’t blame them for being upset at this obvious golddigger showing up at the end and trying to take EVERYTHING from their family.
I’d be more willing to agree with you if this woman wasn’t 86 years old herself.
Once the estate passes to her, she can will it to anyone she wants, and it probably won’t be the dead husband’s family members if they gave her a hard time about it. They can’t allow the family fortune to go to the late-to-the-party widow, hoping she’ll die soon and get it from her.
That’s the late husband’s decision. Just because they were expecting to get all of it doesn’t mean they are legally or morally entitled to it. What they could have done is talk to their dad.
Also not sure how it’s in the US, but here the spouse and the children each are legally entitled to half of the inheritance.