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cheetah Asked June 2010

My mother-in-law has a will that states all personal property, including house & cars, be left to my husband. If he sells the house or other items, will he need to share the profit with his sisters?

If the will that my husbands mother left states all personal property including the house, cars etc, be left to my husband, he has sisters, her will states 1 of his sisters be the excecutor but only list him as getting everything upon her death does he need to share any of the sale of the house or property with his sisters?

NancyH Jun 2010
So in other words, the mother is excluding them from her inheritance and forgiving their debt to her as their part of the inheritance. Putting it that way makes more sense, to me at least.
So unless they were expecting her to die and NOT have to pay her off, PLUS get more money on top of that, then there could still be trouble for your husband. But that's not his fault, and though he can be sympathetic to their cause, they already spent their inheritance right? Sticky wicket we have here.

cheetah Jun 2010
Thank You yes, she may have had good reasons they (the sisters all owed her lots of money) but the will states if he (my Husband dies) then it goes to the younger sister, if she dies, then the next sister etc.. does that make sense to you?

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NancyH Jun 2010
Oh man, what a recipe for disaster if your husband keeps everything. Unless his mother had a really good reason for excluding her daughters, then I would think it would be wise on his part (if he ever wants to see his sisters again) to share the wealth. Why would she ever put your husband in that position in the first place I wonder? hmmmm

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