QUESTION
What are my daughter's rights?
Asked on Mar 12th, 2018 on Trusts and Estates - Pennsylvania
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My daughters father passed 2-15-17. His father hasn't gone through the house still. She is the only child. I wasn't married to her father. He has a house that hasn't been gone through yet. I just want to know how my daughter can get the items she wants and does she have a legal right to the house? Her father also had ZERO in SS so she gets no benefits.
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Did the decedent have a will that left items to your daughter? In the absence of a will, your daughter would certainly be a beneficiary to some portion of his estate after payment of bills and administrative fees. Has someone initiated a probate proceeding in the county where the decedent died? If your daughter is under age 18, a guardian must be appointed by the court to hold any money she receives from estate until she reaches age 18. That money can be used for her benefit before 18.
Answered on Mar 12th, 2018 at 10:40 AM