Can My Father Not Name His Adult Children in His Will, and if He Leaves Everything to His New Wife Must She Share with the Father’s Children?

No USA state prohibits excluding children in a Last Will and Testament.

The spouse of a Maker can elect against a Will (i.e. fight the Will in court for not being named), but not children.

Only named beneficiaries receive assets of the estate; all others are ‘excluded’ with no claim to the estate.

A named beneficiary need not share the assets of an estate with anyone not named.