Q: My grandfather passed away and left a house and land to my grandmother in a will. My grandmother passed away.
When my grandmother passed she didn't have a will. There are several kids. One being my mom who was the only between my grandfather and my grandmother. The other were my grandmothers previously. Who then gets the property?
A: Both successions have to be opened and can possibly be done at once. All goes to your grandmother by virtue of the will. If she passed with no will, then all goes to her children -- all of them. Best to have all heirs on board to work out partition on splitting of the proceeds to be able to handle efficiently and cost effectively.
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