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What is the name of your state? Maryland
Can my stepmother sell personal property bequeathed to me in my father's will?
My father gave me a copy of his will. We had a question about the paragraph that names my stepmother as his personal representative.
It states in the third paragraph that,
'I hereby give, devise and bequeath unto my daughter, " My Name" all my right, title, and interest in and to my cabin and parcel of land more commonly referred to as "the address that I am currently residing at"
' Yet in the ninth paragraph - personal representative it states,
'I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my wife, "My Stepmother's name", to be the Personal Representative of this my Last Will and Testament conferring upon said person all powers granted by Maryland Law to do all things necessary for the proper administration of my estate and also conferring upon said person full power to sell any property, whether real, personal, or mixed and wheresoever situate, which I may own at the time of my death, at either public or private sale and upon such terms and conditions as said person, in their sole discretion, deems adequate and proper without application to or approval of any court and without giving any bond or other security.
I have been living at the residence and renting from my father for over 10 years. I can't ask the lawyer that wrote up the will because they are friends and former employers of my stepmother. We are just trying to make sure that she is not trying to manipulate my father because she has done some things recently that can be seen as untrustworthy. Thank you
Can my stepmother sell personal property bequeathed to me in my father's will?
My father gave me a copy of his will. We had a question about the paragraph that names my stepmother as his personal representative.
It states in the third paragraph that,
'I hereby give, devise and bequeath unto my daughter, " My Name" all my right, title, and interest in and to my cabin and parcel of land more commonly referred to as "the address that I am currently residing at"
' Yet in the ninth paragraph - personal representative it states,
'I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my wife, "My Stepmother's name", to be the Personal Representative of this my Last Will and Testament conferring upon said person all powers granted by Maryland Law to do all things necessary for the proper administration of my estate and also conferring upon said person full power to sell any property, whether real, personal, or mixed and wheresoever situate, which I may own at the time of my death, at either public or private sale and upon such terms and conditions as said person, in their sole discretion, deems adequate and proper without application to or approval of any court and without giving any bond or other security.
I have been living at the residence and renting from my father for over 10 years. I can't ask the lawyer that wrote up the will because they are friends and former employers of my stepmother. We are just trying to make sure that she is not trying to manipulate my father because she has done some things recently that can be seen as untrustworthy. Thank you
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