Widow can't inherit from her mother-in-law

Dear PAO,

I am the only legitimate child of my parents, but prior to my parents' marriage in the year 2000, my mother had a son from her previous partner, to whom she was never married. My half-brother died in the year 2020, and last year, my mother also died. My half-brother's wife now claims that she and her children also have a right to the properties left by my mother. I want to know if this is true.

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