My partner's father is an overzealous church deacon. His father lost a considerable amount of money at stocks, built an enormous, fund-draining home, and claims he now needs the land sale money to keep the house but he consistantly throws away $400+ a week to a small country church in the form of a "donation". The son is furious at his father for secretively selling off portions of the family land to pay for trying to live too big and appear to be the "big man" in the county at church. The land has been in their family for several generations, and has always been kept intact, until recently. It is also suspected the father is trying to sell off land to make a very large donation for a proposed annex for the church. The son cares deeply for the land, and sees the land as a part of the family legacy, not as a commodity to dice and sell. Can the son do anything legally to prevent the further squandering of the inheritence?
2007-03-19 03:10:43 · 8 answers · asked by twistytree 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If it is in the fathers name, I do not think so. Try talking to a Lawyer.
2007-03-19 03:15:57 · answer #1 · answered by Reported for insulting my belief 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you live in the U.S…
No. The land belongs to the father. There are no legal steps Son can take to prevent his father from selling his own property merely because Son wants to someday inherit it. And Dad has the right to spend his money however he wants to.
I understand that the land has been in the family for generations, but that doesn’t change the answer.
However, the son can offer to purchase the property from Dad
2007-03-19 05:09:53 · answer #2 · answered by kp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume this is in the USA, basically under us law the children once past the age of 18 have no legal right to any inheritance from the parents, so he would not have standing
You can try and look at the wills over time which past the Land from generation to generation to see in any of the wills the land was given with conditions attached IE the Land could not be sold, etc
2007-03-19 03:21:32 · answer #3 · answered by goz1111 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It appears the son hasn't inherited the land yet. Hence, the owner of the land can do what he wants with it, assuming the father is of sound mind.
2007-03-19 03:27:52 · answer #4 · answered by jackbutler5555 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The question is stuffed with innuendos and falsehoods. there is not any concern of stealing land. The development undertaking is for 22 residences on land that became offered over 20 years in the past. The capital of Israel is undivided Jerusalem. Israelis of any faith are approved to stay of their capital. that is not any longer hassle-free to comprehend why people right here proceed to fireside up concern by ability of misstating data. .
2016-10-01 04:11:13 · answer #5 · answered by duktig 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Personal property is personal property to do as you would like. Tell the son to get a better job and buy his own land.
2007-03-19 03:46:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No I don't think so it's his land when the father passes then it will go to the son maybe
2007-03-19 03:16:39 · answer #7 · answered by kitty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can fight anything legally, you just have the burden of proof or wrong doing. And the lawyers are the only ones that truly win.
2007-03-19 03:17:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋