Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Illinois

Did he have a will? If so it needs to be probated because unless he transferred title to you some other way, it has to go through court. So if there is and you know about it, you need to act on it. If you are the executor there are things you will have to do. If you think there's a will but don't know where it might be, like in a safety deposit box or with an attorney, then if he had an attorney you might check with the attorney. If you want to find out if he did transfer title to you as a gift (or to the two of you so that you might inherit without a will), you can apply to a title insurance company to find out. If he didn't have a will you normally would inherit the house yourself unless he had children in which case you and the children share ownership. Time to invest in a lawyer if the house is worth anything. Otherwise, sorry to hear of your loss.

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