Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in China
administering estate involving oversea property
my mom, an us citizen, has a house in Shanghai China. She is the only holder of the house title.
As her appointed general administrator, do i have the power to sell that house to pay off her estate debt and expense in US?
Would this legal power be binding in China?
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: administering estate involving oversea property
I'm a Chinese lawyer. Because the house is in China, you must comply with the laws of China. After Checking the documents you held, we could provide you the detailed sugguestion of selling the house in China.
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Re: administering estate involving oversea property
You will have to check with legal counsel in China. Real estate is governed by local law. There may be treaties involved.
Re: administering estate involving oversea property
I assume you were appointed by the Court, as if you were not you have almost no powers. I would think you have the power to sell the property from the standpoint of American law, but the house is in China so is governed by Chinese law. If a piece of property in California was owned by a foreign national headhunter [not the employment type], he could not eat the flesh of a passing surfer merely because it might not be illegal back in his home.
So you need to find out the answer from some one familiar with Chinese law.