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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP you are missing the point.  The other sibs have no obligation to give him their shares of the house.  It's that simple.  They should not be shqned into doing so or blackmailed.  Either the son took care of the parents out of love-- in which case nothing more is owed.to him-- or he did it.expecting compensation.  If he had a compensation claim, he shoukd have made it years ago against the estate.of the second parent who died.  He chose not to do so--most likely because he realized he really didn't do enough to.warrant.compensation beyond the free rent and whatever side.money he was probably getting from the parents were alive.[/quote]

you are also missing a point (a different point though it were). the mortgage payments/upkeep post-death were/are an obligation on all the siblings equally.  assuming the estate is not actually closed and it is some sort of trust then the proper (not getting into any moral issues) resolution is sell the house, mortgage payments get reimbursed to the payee as an expense and the remainder gets split equally.

asking for more than that (by the sibling) is wrong. not taking into account the benefit they all gained by he/she paying the mortgage and increasing equity etc is less wrong but still not quite right.
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No, the ongoing monthly expenses of the home such as mortgage and maintenance are the responsibility of the sole occupant, when it is jointly owned.  The other sibs don't owe him anything because he got the full benefit of exclusive use of the residence during that time period after the parents' death.[/quote]

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