Q: Mother dies in Connecticut leaving a house to her 4 children.
And she further states if one of her 4 children is deceased at the time of her death\house being sold...that deceased child's portion goes elsewhere. mother's will is probated, (around January) the house sells on July 8…..judge grants permission by order dated July 30 for house to be sold for 260,000.00 and money to be held in escrow for repayment to state for their previous support. (Amt unknown)
In the meantime..one of her children dies Aug 22 and who lives in a different state..(Alabama) .his last will gets probated Sept 25.
No disbursement order has been received yet as of Oct 6.
QUESTION. What is the chain of events for deceased child's inherited portion of his mother's house?
A: The deceased’s share will be given to his estate and then whatever his Will states as far as distribution, then that will dictate.
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