Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Kentucky

Re: Probate and Estate Laws

You do not have to bee married to hold property jointly with a right of survivorship. I cannot answer the rest of your question without more information. If your mother had a will, then the property will be disposed of under its terms and yes, a parent can leave their children out of a will, leaving them nothing. In that case, the contents of the house would also be disposed of by the will unless you can prove your ownership of particular items of personal property. If there is no will, then the house will go to the survivor according to the deed. The balance of the property will go to her heirs and spouse. If she was not married, (and I suspect that this is the case) then the balance of her property including furniture, bank accounts (except joint accounts, etc) and other personal property will go to her children. The difficulty here is proving ownership. You need to stick with your present counsel or obtain replacement counsel. You need one on one consultation and you are looking at a time-consuming and expensive situation depending upon how long the controversy lasts.