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How can we get our dads property if he didnt sign a will?

Asked on Jul 25th, 2011 on Estate Planning - Georgia
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My dad died and his wife gets everything due to the fact his will was lost. They were going to divorce in 99 and she signed a quick claim deed in 99' that she didn't want anything but they stayed together afterward. She signed that and got a truck from my dad and lost it to her drug dealer before returning to my dad. The divorce didn't go through. My father died last Tuesday and she signed a notarized paper that was drawn up by a paralegal that she didn't want the land or house again the day after his death. She sold his tractor immediately after his death and is a drug addict ( to the point of near overdosing daily) she is already thinking she made a mistake by signing. It has been a week and she is almost out of money. What legally do we need to do to save our father's land and home for us his daughters. We have both signed notarized copies.
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Trusts and Estates Attorney serving Jacksonville, FL
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You need to review the documents with an estate planning lawyer in Florida (assuming he lived there). She might have a right to the home, but the document she signed may serve as a post nuptial agreement and that may go to his children.
Answered on Jul 26th, 2011 at 9:02 AM

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Glen Edward Ashman
First of all the paralegal committed a crime (and may have confused matters more). You need a lawyer. Paralegals cannot practice law.
Answered on Jul 26th, 2011 at 7:50 AM

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