Q: My boyfriend, who is the oldest child, mother passed away. Her home is not in her name his half sister wants house.
He was close with his mother, lived with her, his mother had no communication for least 4 years with his sister. There is a note from his mothers friend telling him she is sorry about mothers death his mom told her she would leave everything to him when she dies. His half sister took jet ski now going to forge mothers signature told my boyfriend her dad getting a lawyer for house. Shes in her 30's doesnt take care of her kid her dad pays all her bills she has been harrasing us non stop as well as her father who has nothing to do this. She has gotten away with years of non stop harrasment as well as I would like her father get into trouble to. The house is in her boyfriends name who left house to her in a will. She passed away with no will. Please help this situation is getting bad.
A: You need a probate attorney. This will require two probate procedures. One for the boyfriend’s estate and the other for her estate. Because your boyfriend’s mother had no will there is a high probability that your boyfriend will end up owning the house with his half sister.
A: If things are as you say, then the house went to his mother upon her boyfriend's death. The house will now go to the mother's children equally. He should get a lawyer for this.
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