Q: Who has legal rights to my late dads estate. Me as I'm his only legal daughter or my illegitimate sister?
My name is Carol im from the Philippines I am a US citizen as my dad had petitioned me to come to Hawaii before he had died. During his last days he said that he was in the US army and he had bought and paid for a home for my mom and me on the island of Hawaii. He told me to come and claim the home upon death. My mom and dad died almost at the same time and I had taken a trip to Hawaii to claim the home as my dad instructed. But I found out that his illegitimate daughter had been living in the home. The home is still under my father's name and now my 1/2 sister will not speak to me. I do not have a copy of his will as I did not have the authority to ask for a copy at that time I was a minor.
A: Check for a Probate Action in both the County where he died and where the property lies. If no Probated Will then the Heirs At Law own the property, which should include you. You probably need an attorney to establish your title, and a Partition Sale may be necessary.
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