Q: Hello. My name is chris. I have a probate question
My grandmother died in 2011. My sister lived with her all her life. In 2013 my sister took out a mortgage on her house. In 2014 my sister sold the house in brooklyn new york. I never knew about probate until today. I never cared about the proceeds of the house. My mother was a drug addict all our lives. But she is my grandmothers only child and she is still alive. And i am her only other grandchild. I have 3 children. Was it legal for my sister to get the house in her name and sell the house without consulting me or my mother? And is there anything i can do to get what was legally owed to me or my mother? Thank you
A: It looks like your grandmother may have left the property to you sister by a will. But if your grandmother was a New York resident, you should ask this in Justia > Ask a Lawyer > New York > Probate.
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