Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Pennsylvania
Estate
Dear Ladies and Gentelman! My father died in October 25 years ago. Since then my mother lived in one house that was jointly owned and had tennants living in a secod house that was also jointly owned. My motther sold both houses this year. Do I have any right to inherit? My father died without a will.
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Re: Estate
If the houses were jointly owned by your mother and father as tenants by the entireties (when owners are husband and wife) or as joint tenants with right of survivorship (when owners are not husband and wife), then the property automatically became your mother's property at the moment when your father died. There is nothing to inherit from your father. Your mother has the right to dispose of the properties as she pleases, including selling them and keeping the proceeds.
If the joint ownership was of a different kind, you might have had a right to inherit a portion of your father's estate under intestacy law, however, if 25 years have passed, you have probably missed your opportunity to claim an interest in the estate, unless you were incapacitated during that time.
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