my step mom died and had a will but died before it was signed me and my brother have been paying the taxes but in the month of may someone paid the taxes before we did how do we get the house in our name before someone come and take the house
Unfortunately, if your stepmother died without a Will, and she was the owner of the house, you have no entitlement to it unless she had legally adopted you before her death (in which case, she would be your mother, not your stepmother). If your brother is your stepmother's child through either birth or adoption, then he might have some entitlement to it. But if she was just the stepmother of both you and your brother, then her heirs are now the ones who are entitled to the house. Alternatively, if she had a Will done before the new, unsigned one was drawn up, then that one may still be in effect. But unless you are the beneficiaries under that Will, again you would have no entitlement to her estate.
If a person has no Will in place at death, her heirs are the ones who receive any assets left in her probate estate after all debts, administrative expenses, funeral expenses, etc. are paid. "Heirs," in Georgia, would be a surviving spouse, if there is one, and children (plus descendants of any deceased children) if the person had any children. However, stepchildren who were not legally adopted by the deceased person are NOT consider her children for this purpose. If she had no spouse and no descendants who survive her, then her parent or parents are her heirs. If neither of her parents survived her, her siblings and their descendants are next in line.
So, unless you received some interest in the house from your father at his death, or unless you were listed on the deed to the house as joint tenants with your stepmother, you very well have no legal way to keep the house other than to purchase it from her estate. You need to figure out who is in charge of her estate and work with them. If no one has opened an estate, then you need to figure out if you can and should do so. Otherwise, you'd probably better find a new place to live, soon.
I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news. A consultation with a probate attorney who can see the actual facts and documents might help you, but might not. Best wishes to you.
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