Brooklyn, NY asked in Probate for New York

Q: I have a will from my dad thst states I’m to get 100,000. If there’s liquid asserts or all liquid assets if less then

One hundred thousand dollars it says if there are no liquid asssests in his estate when he dies then said distribution should lapse . Now my sister got the house that I’ve lived in fir 20 years n hurriedly transferred the house in her name and then there’s another house my father had that turned out he refinanced and basically bank will b foreclosing if not sold in 3 months so what eaxactky does this mean do I not get anything unless the house gets sold ?

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A: Have a free telephone consultation with counsel.

Jack

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