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1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning and Real Estate Law for Nebraska on
Q: If my sister and I inherited a house from our parents, and my sister dies, so I now own all of the house?

The house is in both of our names.

Kelly Henry Turner
Kelly Henry Turner
answered on Jan 27, 2023

The answer would depend on how you and the sister owned the house. If the house is owned as Tenants-in-Common, each owns an undivided interest in the property. The deceased sister's interest would pass through her estate.

If the property is owned in Joint Tenancy with Rights of...
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1 Answer | Asked in Contracts, Estate Planning, Real Estate Law and Agricultural Law for Nebraska on
Q: Does a court go off the last Will made?

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Kelly Henry Turner
Kelly Henry Turner
answered on Jan 27, 2023

If the Will is valid the Court will admit the most recent recently executed Will. The Will could be challenged if there is any concern for undue influence, capacity or fraud.

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