Say a man and wife have 2 children, and no will or one that simply states that both children will inherit their estate50/50. The couple is married until the death of the husband. After a few years of the husband’s death, the wife is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Within a year of those diagnoses the surviving wife/mother signs over the family home with a quit claim deed to child one only. The second child knows all about this but takes no action, thinking that after the mom is dead that sibling one, will even up things and make things fair on their own. After a few more years the wife/mother dies. Sibling 2 waits patiently for some sort of action, but nothing happens, not even a hint. Effectively sibling one has inherited everything and the other nothing. It has been almost a year after the death of the mother and over 7 since she signed the quit claim deed. What action and what rights has sibling two got at this point? What action should he take if he has any hopes of receiving a fair inheritance?
2007-08-04
14:20:42
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jaskroy
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