Q: My sister is executer for her ex-husbands estate. Her husband died in March 2018.
They owned 2 homes. She chose the one up north, and her ex-husband took the own in Tn. Unfortunately her ex died in March 2018. Her name is still on the house. He never removed it. In their divorce degree it mentions she is not entitled to his house when he passes. He has one son from a previous marriage. He wants NO part of the house or property his father had. His father left the house to him in the WILL, along with a few others that's in the WILL. Can the ex-wife take that house? Right now it's being probated. Why is that?
A: If the deed to the property was held as joint tenants with right of survivorship between wife and ex, wife owns property upon his death.
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