I was hoping that someone in this forum could give me some advice. Not long ago my mother's boyfriend passed away. They had previously been married and then divorced. About a year after the divorce they reconciled and had been together for about 3 years when he died. They were planning the wedding and would have been married shortly. Unfortunately, he did not have a will so everything is going to probate. His brothers are telling my mom that she must vacate the house immediately. (They purchased this house together while they were married) Does she have any rights at all? I do know that he left her a life insurance policy and his 401k, but what about the house and any personal belongings of his that hold sentimental value for her? This has been so hard on her to go from planning a wedding that would have been wonderful, to planning a funeral that has destroyed her life. Will she have to give up the house they bought and renovated together along with everything they purchased together? She had given up her half of the house in the divorce, but my step-father had made it well known that when they got married he was changing the paperwork to add her name to it. Does that make a difference? This has been so difficult and now to deal with my step-fathers brothers doing this...Any advice that you could give me would be very much appreciated. I don't know if she has any rights at all since she was his fiancee and not his wife, but I would think the courts would take into consideration that they would have been married shortly and that it was his wish to be with her. Does any of that make a difference?
Thank you for taking the time to read this, and again, I would appreciate any advice at all.
Thank you for taking the time to read this, and again, I would appreciate any advice at all.
