I purchased a business/store 30 years ago from my parents. I have the contract of sale. My husband and I have put in 16 hour days for 30 years building up this business to the successful business it is today. The business is located on the ground floor of what is my parents residence. There are several apartments in this building. One of which my parents occupied.
My parents also gave me a lease on the business, which expired several years ago. Before it expired, my mother renewed the lease for an additional 25 years. My siblings did not know about this newly extended lease. My mother was of sound mind and body and did this graciously and legally for me. My father had passed on before this. There are approximately 22 years left on the current lease. Shortly after the first lease expired, my mother informed my siblings about the newly extended lease. This is when our trouble began.
To make a long story short, within a few months of the new lease being revealed, my mother and I were threatened by my siblings to rip up the lease. My mother refused and insisted that this was exactly what my father and she wanted for me.
Days later, my mother had completely changed her disposition. Being influenced by my siblings, she too insisted I rip up the lease and threatened to disown me. All of my family soon stopped speaking to me completely when I refused.
Three years have past, and my mother has now passed on. It has now been revealed to us that approximately two months after my family stopped speaking to me, my mother had changed her will. She had taken me out of the will completely.
I have a copy of her original will of which I am included. I am now in the process of challenging the validity of this newly created will.
I would appreciate and suggestions and/or opinions on where I stand in this case and where I should go from here.
Thank you in advance.
My parents also gave me a lease on the business, which expired several years ago. Before it expired, my mother renewed the lease for an additional 25 years. My siblings did not know about this newly extended lease. My mother was of sound mind and body and did this graciously and legally for me. My father had passed on before this. There are approximately 22 years left on the current lease. Shortly after the first lease expired, my mother informed my siblings about the newly extended lease. This is when our trouble began.
To make a long story short, within a few months of the new lease being revealed, my mother and I were threatened by my siblings to rip up the lease. My mother refused and insisted that this was exactly what my father and she wanted for me.
Days later, my mother had completely changed her disposition. Being influenced by my siblings, she too insisted I rip up the lease and threatened to disown me. All of my family soon stopped speaking to me completely when I refused.
Three years have past, and my mother has now passed on. It has now been revealed to us that approximately two months after my family stopped speaking to me, my mother had changed her will. She had taken me out of the will completely.
I have a copy of her original will of which I am included. I am now in the process of challenging the validity of this newly created will.
I would appreciate and suggestions and/or opinions on where I stand in this case and where I should go from here.
Thank you in advance.