Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Delaware

Inheritance foreclosure

My sister is divorced. She had moved to an apartment and her ex-husband stayed in the house but stopped making payments after the divorce. The house was going into foreclosure and the sheriff had posted a notice on the door when he committed suicide earlier this year. They had not seperated the property portion of the divorce, so her name is still on the house. Now the banks lawyers are sending her letters saying that she is responsible for the house. I am named as the alternate Executor of the estate and she is having a struggle dealing with all of this and has asked me to assume that responsibility. What exactly would that entail and would there be potential cost to me if we had to fight to keep the foreclosure off her record? We live on opposite sides of the country, so it could be complicated to coordinate over distance. Please advise if I should accept this responsibilty.


Asked on 11/07/08, 10:12 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Edward Pankowski Edward Pankowski, Jr. Esq

Re: Inheritance foreclosure

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Answered on 12/04/08, 1:13 pm
Christopher Steuart IT Forensics, Inc.

Re: Inheritance foreclosure

It is not clear from your question where the divorce took place (and presumably also the former spouse's death and the probate). I don't want to go to the trouble of answering this if it is in fact a DE case.

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Answered on 11/10/08, 4:09 pm


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