Q: Inheritance
Hello my grandmother left a deed stating that her property was to go to my fathers heir. When my dad died his brother seized the bank account and property providing a faulty deed that stated my father was my grandmothers widow the person that supposedly prepared the document was disbarred. Is there any way i can get my inheritance
A: Initially hire a competent attorney to search the title. He should also determine heirship and record an Affidavit of Heirship as the owner's source of title. Legal interpretation of Grandmother's Deed will be in order, and it may not create the estate you believe, which is probably to Father, then his Heirs At Law took. A Quiet Title Action may be needed. The Bank may be liable for negligence if the Brother was not an authorized signatory. SOL's will apply here, so hire a competent attorney now.
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