Q: Can my siblings make me pay the bills on our family house now that my mother is gone.
I moved in with my mother two years ago when my husband left. She was alone and elderly, she needed me I needed her. She paid the household bills, I took care of her and paid any expenses; groceries, etc. She passed away last week and now my siblings have gone insane. Instead of understanding I kept her out of a nursing home these past two years and gladly cared for her. My verbal agreement with my siblings is that I would stay here for a few months, paying the bills until I could get a job and save up some money. Now, they are immediately fixing the house to put it up for sale. They are making decisions without my input because I should have been helping her with the bills, they say. My mother was completely aware and wanted to pay her own bills, her way. She knew I could not work because I had to be with her 24/7 because of her disabilities. I have three weeks to move and they want me to pay this months bills. Obviously the house is in all our names, do I have to pay those bills?
A: They can require you to pay rent and the bills if you are living there. When your mother passed, so did ownership of the property.
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