Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Illinois

bequests
my mother left her house to me. I am the executor. to her other daughter she left $1,000. In order to acquire the house I had to take a mortgage to payoff a reverse mortgage and one other estate debt. Am I also responsible for paying the $1,000 bequest to her other daughter? There is no cash left. Mom left all of her property (personal and real) to me. I had to use the joint accounts to pay off other estate debts then had to take out a mortgage to payoff the reverse mortgage. I will also be responsible for the legal fees.

Do I have to pay her other daughter out of my own pocket or can I just give her the painting and necklace that my mother left her with a note that the estate assets were exhausted?

Asked on 11/26/07, 2:39 pm

Cyndi Perez Trostin

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Re: bequests

It seems that you both received specific bequests.

If there is no money left in the estate, the $1,000 does not have to be paid using the house as an asset. It simply won't be paid.

Good luck to you.

Answered on 11/26/07, 10:16 pm

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