Help for mother she need to sell house

susiemo said:

What is the name of your state? Missouri. My step father past away 5 years ago. He left my mother a life estate (at the house) with the following exceptions:

She may live there until her death, she may sale, convey or dispose of the said property provided all proceeds are equally divided between my mother and his two children. They are giving us a lot of trouble they have stated that she can not sell the property. A title company says that she can if she signs a document stating that they will receive each one third. They still say that the house will not be sold. They are waiting her out (her death) so she gets nothng. She needs the money to live on as she wants to move to a much smaller place ( the house is too much to care for).

This provision was written into the warranty deed.....

Can they stop her from selling the house that she has lived in for the past 25 years.

susiemo

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susiemo said:

They are the stepehildren... My question is can they stop the sell of the house? The document that my mother will sign will state that they will receive each one third of the proceeds the title company will put their money into an escrow account until they sign that they have received their money.
She will not have access to that money just her share of the sale.
We just want to sell the house so she will have money to live on for rest of her life is is 81 years old.

Susiemo

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susiemo said:

There is nothing more to the story. The just want to split the proceeds between the two of them (Stepchildren).... So..... Can my mother sell this house with the document agreement to give them (stepchildren) each 1/3 of the proceeds?

Susiemo

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susiemo said:

Thank you Thank you so much. I just want to do what is right for all concerned. I don't want anyone to every say that my mother ever cheated them.

Susiemo

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