Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New Jersey
My grandmother recently passed. In her will it states that i am to receive half of the value of what her house sells for. My mother, who is sole next of kin and executor of the will, is going to deduct the cost of the funeral and possibly the real estate costs to sell the house from the total value and then divide by half. This is in effect reducing my settlement. Is this legal since the Will did not state to do this?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Debts of the estate, including taxes, must be paid out of estate assets before any assets may be distributed to heirs.
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