Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New Jersey

As executor, he should have probated your mother's will and been administering the estate. That means gathering the debts and assets, paying the debts, including inheritance and estate taxes, if any, last income taxes, and then distributing the assets. As part of the process, he should have provided you with an accounting of what he was doing.

If he wants to buy you out, he should be paying you now, and if he decides to sell later, then any Realtor's commission, which the % sounds like, is all on him.

You have the right to seek an accounting from him. Find an estates lawyer in the county where your mother resided at the time of her death and find out what your options are. Do not do anything or sign anything until you have done this.

THIS RESPONSE IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE, SINCE I DO NOT HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED, AND I DO NOT HAVE A REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT WITH YOU.

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