Q: Can step children stop the sale of a home in PR?
My dad was married, his wife predeceased him in 2013. He passed in 2015. The deed to the house is in both their names. I am his biological daughter and executrix of his will that was drawn up in NJ. Can the heirs (step children) stop me from selling the house, which is what my father requested to be done in his will? He never adopted any of the step children.
A: Possibly but more information would be needed to answer your question including a reading of the will and the probate papers.
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