Q: I need an attorney who is licensed in Puerto Rico. We are living in NY
My mother found out that she was left out of an inheritance. There is land in Puerto Rico that belong to her Grandparents and her father and his siblings. Her dad passed away when she was young, but her dad was the eldest son then came all the other siblings. Her uncle was the only child still alive at the time the paper work was in process all the other siblings passed and he knew about the property. All her cousins were involved as well and they divided the money amongst themselves and left her out. How can my mom get what belongs to her. She found an address to one of her cousins who still lives in the area of the land. Is there a paper trail of the land being sold as well as court documents when money was divided. We need help. Land is in Humacao buena vista pr
A: Your text does not detail how your mother found out about her inheritance. First off, you would need to identify the real estate property in Puerto Rico, procure either a title study or registry certification for the property to understand whether or not it still remains in your grandparents' name. Did your grandparents leave wills? Were declarations of heirs procured from the courts? What is your uncle's name. Perhaps through his name, we can verify whether declarations of heirs were requested from Puerto Rico courts. As you can see, the answers to these questions must be provided in order to identify how best to counsel you
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