Collins, MS asked in Family Law for Louisiana

Q: My father passed and my stepmom neglected to tell me and my other sister for weeks. He didn’t have a will

My stepmom has never liked me and my older sister. We’re both over 18. My dad passed on December 1st of 2022. We didn’t find out about it until December 14th from a distant friend of the family. She never told us. We found out later from our two little sisters that still lived in the house that my father didn’t write a will. And the reason our stepmom neglected to tell us about his passing was so she could “get everything sorted to make sure we couldn’t get anything”. My dad owned a couple acres of land with his house in it and quite a bit of other miscellaneous things that are worth a fortune. CPS has gotten involved since then and both of my little sisters were removed from the household. Because my stepmom is doing hard drugs. She’s starting to sell everything. Can me and my other older sister do anything about this to keep our fathers land in the family and prevent her from selling everything?

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Douglas Lee Bryan
Douglas Lee Bryan
Answered
  • Marksville, LA
  • Licensed in Louisiana

A: Yes, you should contact an attorney immediately who handles successions law to discuss your options. You can ask for a protective order to protect your interest in his estate.

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