Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Georgia
dispute between heirs over inheritance
my husband and his sister inherited estate 6 yrs. ago. still in probate due to conflicts. property line dividing
acreage was disputed. judge made ruling. the second
dispute concerns 30k will said goes to sister. the 30k
was provided in form of certificates of deposit. but judge
said cds already belonged to sis because her name was listed on cds with mother's name. bank wrote or instead or
and. judge says she's got another 30k coming. she won't
sign deeds til she gets this bogus 30k. the problem is that
there is no money in the estate. the only money was the
cds. we had 1 person advise us to have our part of the
property surveyed, draw up deeds of assent, file a motion
to compel before a judge explaining that the money is not
in the estate. maybe he would make her sign the deeds.
your advice? also in the will my husband was given exclusive rights to all the timber on his part of the
property. we need to cut the timber to pay the property
taxes. can we legally do that or do we need permission
from the judge? timber rights have never been disputed by
the sister. please reply. we've already spent thousands
in legal fees. thank you. from, tired of living in limbo.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: dispute between heirs over inheritance
I hate to disappoint you, given all that you have already spent, but there is no way to give you reliable advice in this type of forum. I would need to review all the documents, court orders, etc. If you feel you are not getting good representation, you should demand that your lawyer explain everything to you.