What to do if my mom didn’t leave a Will but she did sign her home over to my sister?
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What to do if my mom didn’t leave a Will but she did sign her home over to my sister?
This was agreed upon by my sister and I. However, does that include the contents of her home? Her car is in mom’s name only but she told my sister and I (and my brother-in-law) that if anything ever happened to her, she wanted my sister to have her car. How do we change it to my sister’s name?
Asked on January 18, 2014 under Estate Planning, Arkansas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
1) Giving someone a house does not include the house's content--that will pass as per intestate succession (the rules for who gets what when there is no will).
2) You should be able to refuse accepting (your share of) the car, in which case if your sister is the only other child, it should go to her. For help in doing the paperwork on this, and generally making sure the estate is administered properly, you are advised to have a trusts and estates attorney help you.
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