The decedent entered into agreement with the buyer. The real estate agent was acting as a dual agent.
The title work is complete and the agent is ready to close. Buyer is standing by with cash. The estate attorney/administrator is dragging his feet and not keeping or following the terms of the contract.
For example, the tenants, which one will also be the beneficiary of the will, were suppose to vacate the property prior to closing but the attorney told them not to move! The beneficiary is a stepgranddaughter who is also slightly mentally handicapped and will have to have have new guardianship as the decedent was guardian of this girl at the time of his death and the home was his residence. They keep getting notices in the mail of mortgage past due.
The sale would pay off the mortgage and put funds in the estate to pay other expenses. There isn't enough to pay off the mortgage but is some money his bank account to make a few payments. What's odd is the decedent had life insurance premiums deducted automatically from his checking and they are still doing so!
Getting the estate attorney/administrator to return calls is like pulling hens teeth!
The real estate agent is getting frustrated at the estate attorneys behavior by his not communicating with him and everyone concerned wants the sale of the property to go through.
It's starting to appear to me like the attorney is either being negligent or has something up his sleeve!
Nothing has happened yet so what I'd like to know is how to nip this in the bud before things start heading south!
I believe the estate attorney/administrator has filed the estate with the courts or how ever that's suppose to happen.
Would the judge have any say in this?