Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Pennsylvania

If the deed and legal title to the house provided (mother) and (life partner) as joint tenants with right of survivorship [sometimes written JTWROS], if she died first, the house did become the property of the life partner. It thus became his to leave to his heirs or whoever he wanted to own the house after his death.

As executrix of your mother's estate, you were responsible for administering her estate.

If your mother's life partner had died first and she had survived, the property would have been hers to leave to whomever she wanted as stated in her will .

Even if her estate has been administered, that would not change the ownership of the house and how it would be disposed of.

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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