Q: Parents died, brother and I lived in the house, brother then died leaving me as only child left , who gets the house?
All children of my parents are dead I’m the only living child, do I get the house if no will or do I have to split it with nieces and nephews?
A:
There are too many facts missing from your recitation of them to answer your question. How is the house titled? In what order did the parents die? How far apart were their deaths? How long after that did your brother die? Did he have any children? Do you have any other siblings? Did either of your parents or your brother ever receive needs-based government benefits? If so, at what age did the benefits start? All of these details matter.
In the end you will find that you would be best served by hiring a probate attorney to help you sort this out and get the house retitled along with any other estate assets that need to be retitled.
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