What to do if my mother left her house to me but the ececutor is not cooperating regarding ownership matters?
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What to do if my mother left her house to me but the ececutor is not cooperating regarding ownership matters?
My mother died 7 years ago. I currently am not living in the house but plan on moving back in later this summer. My sister, who is executor of the Will, has never distributed any items from the home and now suddenly wants to sell the house. In the Will, I cannot sell the house unless my brother and sister give permission and receive 1/3 of the money from the sale. My sister has says she has contacted a realtor to sell the home, which I have not given her permission to do, and is demanding a key to the home to basically ransack it. The home contains many of my possessions, which include items my mother left with the home. She had a very specific list of items to be distributed to the family.
Asked on April 5, 2013 under Estate Planning, Kentucky
Answers:
Victor Waid / Law Office of Victor Waid
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
You need the assistance of probate litigation counsel to sort out this matter, file a petition into probate to manage this estate of your mother, have yourself appointed administrator of the estate to prevent waste and mismangement, convert all to cash and distribute to all beneficiaries.
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