Q: Thank you for your response . The estate does not have the cash and neither does my sister and i to pay the probate.
cost that you mentioned . $20,000 dollars is alot of money. My sister is handicapped and has lived in the house with my mother for the last couple years. I work a seasonal job and live their as well for six months out of the year. The house is paid for. My mom intended us to live there. If we cant come up with the 20,000. Will we be forced to sell.? And Move ? Is there any other options???? Please help. and how long do we have before we're homeless? thankyou sincerely Laura
A: It's the estate that owes the costs of probate. It's possible to get a loan against the home to pay for the probate action and any other creditors of the estate. Otherwise, you'll have to sell assets to pay for the probate costs and any other creditors of the estate. You'll want to get this started sooner rather than later.
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