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[quote=Anonymous]OP, how did you find out about your inheritance?  Was there a family meeting where the lawyer read the will?  Or did the executor simply contact you and let you know?  Who gets the possessions inside the house?

You all need to meet with the attorney who wrote the will.  The attorney will explain how the facts and circumstances came into being - no attorney will want to be challenged on writing a defective will for a client.

What Mary & Roy decide to do with that information is up to them, and you will either need to prepare for a probate battle, or not.

In the meantime, you need to get an independent assessment of the house yesterday - get an appraiser, get a home inspector, document the possessions if they should be going to you, etc.  Make sure the house is appropriately insured to the estate (the attorney should help you with that), make sure the property taxes are paid up for the time being, maybe even buy a home warranty to tide over major repairs for now.

You need a "snapshot" of the home at the time of her passing - the condition, etc.

And, while you're waiting on all of that to take place, read this book, it might come in handy when it comes time to negotiate with Mary  https://www.amazon.com/High-Conflict-People-Legal-Disputes/dp/1936268000[/quote]

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