Q: My mother passed away. I just got a probate paper of her estate for her house. How likely can I get it from her husband?
My mother passed away and her husband lives in the house. The next day she passed away he was cleaning the house up trying to throw away and get rid of stuff. He has changed the locks on the house and took her car she still owes money to another location, he has been driving it with no car insurance. After awhile I received a probate paper of her estate. It mentions her husband and myself on the paper. It says that The estate will be granted to her husband but i can appeal. So I was just wondering what my rights are, could there still be a chance I could get my mother's house? I'm the one with the deed, her husband gave it to me after my mom passed but he doesn't know he did because it was mixed with things he brought over from her house he said I could keep. Does he have a right to change the locks on the house and get rid of her things?
A:
You need to hire a local probate attorney to review the paperwork and provide you advice.
The status will differ depending on whether or not there was a will, if property was jointly or solely owned and a plethora of other 'minor' differences that you shouldn't get into in a forum like this.
Seek local legal help, and file an appropriate response based on the situation.
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