Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Maryland
My mothers 1996 Will gives me life time rights to her house. My brother had his name added to her Deed in 2010. He now says I had no right to her house. Is this true? My mother past away last month.
1 Answer from Attorneys
A will can be modified by a codicil, a new will, or a transfer/sale/destruction of some of the assets in the will before death. Obviously, you mother should have consulted with a lawyer about the problems her 2010 transfer would have caused. In any event, what type of transfer occurred in 2010? She could have given him a 1/2 interest in the estate, a full transfer with a life estate to herself, etc.
Take the will and the deed to a local attorney (local to your mother's residence before she died).
If you don't have a copy of the deed, you can get it from the county's land records. The probate or property attorney can determine what interest if any you have as a result of your mother's actions before she died.
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