Hendersonville, NC asked in Estate Planning and Probate for North Carolina

Q: My mother died this year and left a will dividing everything 50/50 between 2 siblings. Both of us lived with her at time

of her demise. My wife and I paid $500/mo (more than double expenses and brother did upkeep on house and cut grass for his share). He has since told us we can only have access to the basement/bathroom area and are not allowed to use the remaining 1725 sq ft, the double garage, neither storage building or upstairs deck. He is LOCKING US OUT of all of those areas. He refuses to sell the house. He even stated we could not use the oven to bake a one hour cake! Because there is no kitchen downstairs, we cook on a hot plate and are forced to wash dishes in the shower. He did give me $3700 without any paperwork to explain. He put $9000 down on a new car 48 hrs prior to her death. He said he closed. all her accounts but again NO PROOF! He did demand we pay half the gas and home insurance bills ($361 total). My mom received a $600 stimulus check but will not talk about it. We were willing to continue living here if he were fair. I have recurrent liposarcoma and the stress is difficult.

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Ben Corcoran
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Ben Corcoran
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  • Estate Planning Lawyer
  • Yadkinville, NC
  • Licensed in North Carolina

A: you need to speak to a local probate attorney, without looking at the documents such as the deed to the property and others we cannot give you specific advice on this forum.

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