VIC Husband wants 50% of the proceeds

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paguda

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My deceased sister have 2 executors, one of them is the husband. My sister have several shares and 1 bank acount which is only on her name and the rest of her assets and other bank acount are under husband and wife's name. The will states that 5 brothers will receive proceeds of the shares and a bank account that are only under my sister's name. The issue here is the husband wants to claim a 50 % of the total proceeds. Is this right?
 

Tim W

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Hard to say without actually seeing the will,
and without knowing if the formalities of Probate
have been properly dealt with.