01-25-2009, 03:33 PM
Update - At the funeral, my mom was told that her dad 'didn't leave a will'.
The house was mutually owned by my grandmother (who has Alzheimers) and my grandfather. 'Tenancy in common', meaning when one of them dies, the entire interest of the house goes to the surviving spouse (that being my grandmother). My mom has legal 'power of atty' over my grandmother and my grandmother has been living with my mom the last several years, my mom as her caretaker.
Friday evening, my aunt showed up at my mom's house, to take grandmother to 'spend the night' with her. The next day, Aunt J was supposed to have brought Grandmother back, but did not. Mom could not reach her by phone. Sunday, Mom was called and 'informed' that Aunt J did not intend to bring Grandmother back. My mom was then told that Grandpa DID leave a will, but had specifically stated he did not want my mother getting 'anything' and that the house was to be left to my uncle, 'on the condition' that my grandmother was taken away from my mom and put back in their jointly owned house.
So, my mom went to the police and such, found out that she couldn't really do anything about the 'kidnapping' until Monday because she would have to go to the Magistrate's office and get a court order. I took enough medicine to last Grandmother a couple of days to the old house, so she wouldn't be without. While there, Aunt J stated that she had 'bought the house' from my Uncle, because he was the 'executor' of the estate.... dumbasses. Can they seriously be that stupid and ignorant of probate law??
I'm going to have a busy day tomorrow. =p
The house was mutually owned by my grandmother (who has Alzheimers) and my grandfather. 'Tenancy in common', meaning when one of them dies, the entire interest of the house goes to the surviving spouse (that being my grandmother). My mom has legal 'power of atty' over my grandmother and my grandmother has been living with my mom the last several years, my mom as her caretaker.
Friday evening, my aunt showed up at my mom's house, to take grandmother to 'spend the night' with her. The next day, Aunt J was supposed to have brought Grandmother back, but did not. Mom could not reach her by phone. Sunday, Mom was called and 'informed' that Aunt J did not intend to bring Grandmother back. My mom was then told that Grandpa DID leave a will, but had specifically stated he did not want my mother getting 'anything' and that the house was to be left to my uncle, 'on the condition' that my grandmother was taken away from my mom and put back in their jointly owned house.
So, my mom went to the police and such, found out that she couldn't really do anything about the 'kidnapping' until Monday because she would have to go to the Magistrate's office and get a court order. I took enough medicine to last Grandmother a couple of days to the old house, so she wouldn't be without. While there, Aunt J stated that she had 'bought the house' from my Uncle, because he was the 'executor' of the estate.... dumbasses. Can they seriously be that stupid and ignorant of probate law??
I'm going to have a busy day tomorrow. =p