My mother passed away and my father re-married. When my father died in 2007, his will stated that the house was to be passed on to his children; however, my step mother had a right to life estate. In 2023; at the age of 87, my step mother decided that she could no longer live alone and maintain the house. She decided to permenantly move in with her son. When she made the decision to move in with her son, a second decision was made to sell the house. In order to do that, we required permission from my step mother who had the life estate. She had to sign off on the sell of the house and therefore relinquishing her right to a life estate. The house was sold within two weeks of her moving out and my step mother signed off on the sale. The proceeds from the sell of the house; however, when to the three living relatives of my father.
