elena36459
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Hawaii
I am trying to clear up my 73 year old Mothers asset problem. Her partner of 20 years (they never married) died in 1995. He owned a little store that she worked and managed. He was sickly so he did little. She did this for 15 years. The day he died, his sisters and children went into their home and took whatever they could find of his, clothes, paperwork, coin collections. My mother did not fight for anything - in the end, because of in-fighting, they (his children) lost most of the assets, the store, cars, etc... The only thing my mother had was a small piece of land that we have just now discovered was purchased as tenants in common. His estate has been settled for years and his children were aware of the land and said (verbally) she could keep it. She has been paying all of the taxes and would now like to sell to make sure that her funeral expenses are covered. She survives only on social security, lives with my sister and the land is her only asset.
What steps do we need to take to sell it? Does it have to go back to the probate? Why wasn't this taken care of during the settlement of the will? My mother is elderly and is not educated in these matters. I am in California trying to help her sell it. Any help will be appreciated!! Thank you!
I am trying to clear up my 73 year old Mothers asset problem. Her partner of 20 years (they never married) died in 1995. He owned a little store that she worked and managed. He was sickly so he did little. She did this for 15 years. The day he died, his sisters and children went into their home and took whatever they could find of his, clothes, paperwork, coin collections. My mother did not fight for anything - in the end, because of in-fighting, they (his children) lost most of the assets, the store, cars, etc... The only thing my mother had was a small piece of land that we have just now discovered was purchased as tenants in common. His estate has been settled for years and his children were aware of the land and said (verbally) she could keep it. She has been paying all of the taxes and would now like to sell to make sure that her funeral expenses are covered. She survives only on social security, lives with my sister and the land is her only asset.
What steps do we need to take to sell it? Does it have to go back to the probate? Why wasn't this taken care of during the settlement of the will? My mother is elderly and is not educated in these matters. I am in California trying to help her sell it. Any help will be appreciated!! Thank you!