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Wills and foreclosure

Asked on Nov 10th, 2016 on Wills and Probate - New York
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My mom passed away with a will that stated everuthing thing goes to my step-father. One he passes, I was to be the executor and inherit their house with all its contents and share with siblings. While my step-father was alive, he and another family member put the house up for sale. We were told the house was sold while he spent his last month in a nursing home. Just found out that it didn't and is in foreclosure. Can I be held responsible? It has been two years. I don't want to save the house, but I don't want to be responsible for a foreclosure either. I never did anything about the will because I was told that it was changed while my step-father was still alive.
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Estate Planning Attorney serving New York, NY
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You have no responsibility if you were not duly appointed by the court as executor.  Even if you were, you can let the house be foreclosed if there is no equity.
Answered on Nov 12th, 2016 at 9:12 AM

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