Relative sells everyone's inheritance

[lholland]

What is the name of your state? Georgia

I'm asking this for my grandfather - My grandfather and his siblings were all left a share of land by their parents. The executor (sp?) was his sister, who in turn has sold all the land to a third party, never notifying the siblings or giving them their share of the money. He consulted with his attorney to see if he could get some information, the attorney said he would investigate. Never heard from him, come to find out he was the attorney for the third party involved. When my grandfather found out, he went to the Probate Court clerk to get a platt of the the land. He was denied the information. When he explained to the judge that he never signed any documentation allowing the sale, the judge said everyone signed it, so that was it. No one claims that they signed this and everyone is wondering what do to. Should this information be available under the Freedom of Information Act or something?

 

[BelizeBreeze]

Something doesn't sound right here.

First of all, the probate file is public information. Your grandfather didn't need to go to a judge to get the information.

now, what part of this story is NOT being told?

 

[pojo2]

Was there a Will? Does your grandfather have a copy of the will and probate actions?

Agreed, what aren't you telling us?

 

[Dandy Don]

Get a real estate attorney to look at the title/deed to see who the legal owners are and how and whether ownership should have been changed through probate. Executor should have already done this but it may not be too late to get everything corrected, no matter what the judge says. An additional probate may still need to be done just for the land.

It wasn't necessary to go to probate court to get a plat of the land or information about it. That information is available from the county tax assessor's office or through a real estate attorney or title/abstract office.

DANDY DON IN OKLAHOMA (tiekh@yahoo.com)