Legal Question in Family Law in Louisiana
step children want property
my grandmother is 80 years old. her husband divorced her just before he died. the settlement for land and so on had not been finished when he died. how his kids from previous marriage are trying to get her out of the house so that they can get my grandfathers half of the property. now when he died my grandmother recieved nothing from life insurance or anything like that. they recieved it all. i just cant understand how anyone could want to throw and 80 year old woman out of her home. she has just recieved a petition for partition and doesnt have the money to afford legal representation. i would like to know how i go about answering myself for now until we can find legal representation and file for pauper status.
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Re: step children want property
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Re: step children want property
Pauper status will only keep her from having to advance court costs.
Contact the local "Legal Services Corporation" (Legal Aid) about representing her. She should be able to find an attorney for this problem even if she doesn't qualify for Legal Aid.
If the land is community they can't throw her out. Unfortunately, because of the divorce, she can't keep them from moving in.
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