taxes and ownership

[guidayne]

What is the name of your state? texas

the taxes have not been paid on my father's estate. i have made a payment plan to catch them up and avoid forclosure. i dont expect help from my siblings, but if i must pay all the taxes what can i do to assume ownership of the property? there was no will when he died; my sister is living on the one improved lot but for some reason has let the taxes slide. The other 2 lots are in the grandchildren's names but are in arrears also. when i get these taxes paid, what's my next step?

 

[HomeGuru]

What is the name of your state? texas

the taxes have not been paid on my father's estate. i have made a payment plan to catch them up and avoid forclosure. i dont expect help from my siblings, but if i must pay all the taxes what can i do to assume ownership of the property? there was no will when he died; my sister is living on the one improved lot but for some reason has let the taxes slide. The other 2 lots are in the grandchildren's names but are in arrears also. when i get these taxes paid, what's my next step?

**A: where is your probate attorney and what is the status of probate?

 

[guidayne]

There is no probate attorney, nor money for attorney's fees as far as my salary goes. Paying the taxes will be straining past the limit of my resourses. Is having one absolutely necessary?

 

[HomeGuru]

In your first post you asked, "what's my next step."
A: The next step is to hire an attorney to start probate action.

Then in your later post you ask, "is one (an attorney) absolutely necessary".
A: Of course not. Do nothing and let the property go into foreclosure.

 

[guidayne]

i do thank you for your advice. the first thing i stated was that i was already taking steps to get the taxes paid. do nothing is not the option chosen from the beginning. the question was is an attorney absolutely necessary for assuming ownership. at any rate, the advice and the courtesy were free. thanks again.

 

[HomeGuru]

i do thank you for your advice. the first thing i stated was that i was already taking steps to get the taxes paid. do nothing is not the option chosen from the beginning. the question was is an attorney absolutely necessary for assuming ownership. at any rate, the advice and the courtesy were free. thanks again.

**A: An attorney is not absolutely necessary for anything except maybe the basis of some good jokes.
There are thousands of posts on this website whereby the writer was not intelligent enough to use an attorney and have asked for help to clear up their scewed up messes.
Please use common sense. Good luck to you.