chainedaisy
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? MI
My brother passed away last week. I'll try to make this short...
He lived in a home since about 1986 that my parents helped him buy. Their names were on the title (not his) and he was going to buy it from them. Meanwhile he lived there and made house payments and I think maybe paid the taxes. 10 years ago he married his second wife and they lived there together for 7 years. Shortly before she left, the house went into foreclosure and my parents had to make several back payments on it and have made the payments and taxes on it for 3 years. He and his wife never divorced (he couldn't afford it) but as soon as he died she started breaking into the house looking for (we're assuming) titles for the house and his boat. She keeps referring to it as their "marital home", even though they hadn't lived there together in over 3 years. The house is due to be sold in the next 3 weeks and we are scared to death she is going to try to take the money from the sale which is supposed to go to: 1) our parents to pay for their cleaned out bank accounts and IRA & 2) My brother's adult children.
Is there any way she can get any of this money? The house is legally supposed to be my parents', and from making the payments on it, they have no money left to even hire a lawyer with. They are in their late 60s and poor health also, and don't need this kind of stress after the grief of losing their oldest son. ANY help with this will be greatly appreciated!
THANKS!
My brother passed away last week. I'll try to make this short...
He lived in a home since about 1986 that my parents helped him buy. Their names were on the title (not his) and he was going to buy it from them. Meanwhile he lived there and made house payments and I think maybe paid the taxes. 10 years ago he married his second wife and they lived there together for 7 years. Shortly before she left, the house went into foreclosure and my parents had to make several back payments on it and have made the payments and taxes on it for 3 years. He and his wife never divorced (he couldn't afford it) but as soon as he died she started breaking into the house looking for (we're assuming) titles for the house and his boat. She keeps referring to it as their "marital home", even though they hadn't lived there together in over 3 years. The house is due to be sold in the next 3 weeks and we are scared to death she is going to try to take the money from the sale which is supposed to go to: 1) our parents to pay for their cleaned out bank accounts and IRA & 2) My brother's adult children.
Is there any way she can get any of this money? The house is legally supposed to be my parents', and from making the payments on it, they have no money left to even hire a lawyer with. They are in their late 60s and poor health also, and don't need this kind of stress after the grief of losing their oldest son. ANY help with this will be greatly appreciated!
THANKS!