Marshall Gardiner's only son is adamant that his 85-year-old father, like many of his generation, would not have had the capability to fully understand the ramifications of J'Noel's sex change and would never have entered the relationship if he had known what he was getting into.  Moreover, if Marshall Gardiner had really known and accepted the truth about his wife, he could have obtained legal counsel and drawn up a will leaving her the estate.  Because he did not, she is not entitled to any portion of it.

J'Noel may be a man in woman's clothing, but he is a man.  J'Noel was born a man and remains a man both biologically and scientifically.  No amount of make-up or s urgery can ever alter his genetic make-up and he will always have the XY chromosomes that make a man a man.  P erhaps the lesson to be learned is:  have your intended's chromosomes tested before you walk down the aisle.