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elisaortiz
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North Carolina-
My grandmother died last summer. Shortly beforehand, my aunt who had been taking care of her (against the desires of her siblings) informed us that the will left everything, land, estate to her. Since my grandmother had been almost entirely incapacitated for ten years before she died, no one questioned that somehow my aunt had gotten her to sign something like this.
However, one month ago, this aunt asked her siblings to sign letters stating that they had received their portions of the estate. My uncle signed his, thinking there was nothing to receive. My mother, suspicious, signed one stating that she had never seen the will and had been given to understand she was not to receive anything. My other aunt refused to sign, became very suspicious, and ordered a copy of the will. In the will, which was created in the borderline of time when my grandmother became unable to think for herself, all land property is given to my aunt who was caring (badly) for her, and named her executor. There is an allowance that if any of her siblings request it, they can receive one acre of land on which they may build their primary residence, but they may not sell the land to anyone outside the family. The remainder of the estate is to be divided equally among the four children. We are fairly sure there is no money whatsoever, but there are many items in the house (which has been locked by the aunt/executor) which hold high personal value and some are somewhat valuable. There is no inventory of the house and the aunt is refusing access. Is there a way we can force her to inventory and split up the contents of the house and also account for the monetary portion of the estate (whatever is left)? Also, is there any way to overturn this questionable will and return to primary will that was reissued several times throughout her life in the exact same manner, that all land and properties were to be divided equally among the four children?
Also, there is a clause saying that if anyone challenges the will or is in violation of it, they forfeit their portion- but isn't the aunt who is executor in violation?
My grandmother died last summer. Shortly beforehand, my aunt who had been taking care of her (against the desires of her siblings) informed us that the will left everything, land, estate to her. Since my grandmother had been almost entirely incapacitated for ten years before she died, no one questioned that somehow my aunt had gotten her to sign something like this.
However, one month ago, this aunt asked her siblings to sign letters stating that they had received their portions of the estate. My uncle signed his, thinking there was nothing to receive. My mother, suspicious, signed one stating that she had never seen the will and had been given to understand she was not to receive anything. My other aunt refused to sign, became very suspicious, and ordered a copy of the will. In the will, which was created in the borderline of time when my grandmother became unable to think for herself, all land property is given to my aunt who was caring (badly) for her, and named her executor. There is an allowance that if any of her siblings request it, they can receive one acre of land on which they may build their primary residence, but they may not sell the land to anyone outside the family. The remainder of the estate is to be divided equally among the four children. We are fairly sure there is no money whatsoever, but there are many items in the house (which has been locked by the aunt/executor) which hold high personal value and some are somewhat valuable. There is no inventory of the house and the aunt is refusing access. Is there a way we can force her to inventory and split up the contents of the house and also account for the monetary portion of the estate (whatever is left)? Also, is there any way to overturn this questionable will and return to primary will that was reissued several times throughout her life in the exact same manner, that all land and properties were to be divided equally among the four children?
Also, there is a clause saying that if anyone challenges the will or is in violation of it, they forfeit their portion- but isn't the aunt who is executor in violation?