Q: My father's will listed the attorney as personal representative. I am only heir. There is no mortgage.Can I keep house.
I can afford to pay his debts, ie.funeral, and nursing home. The attorney wants to auction the house off. How can I become
the representative.
A:
Without seeing the will it is impossible to answer this. Does the will REQUIRE the sale of the assets? Are you listed as an alternate personal representative? What other assets are there to pay the bills?
You need to seek local legal representation to review the documents and the facts and determine what you should be doing. It seems if you simply communicated the desire to keep the house to the PR things might go more smoothly. Have you done that?
If you aren't comfortable doing that you really NEED to get local legal representation!
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I am licensed to practice in Michigan only. Please seek competent local legal help if you feel you need legal advice
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