Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New York

You can search the land records at the County Clerk's office to see if the deed from your dad to your brother was recorded before his death.

If not, you might have a case. I would need a whole lot more information than what you have provided to give an opinion.

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I agree that you can get the house information from the recording office where it is located. You might have a claim, but you might also be time barred from bringing it. Many more facts are needed for a better answer, sch as Dad's date of death, when you found out about the house matter, what other assets are in the estate, etc.