Yes My mother went to speak with family lawyer as soon as her mother passed away. The lawyer said it couldn't be done becuase of how will was written the house was mother's but she could make changes?
So as will stated after my mother passed it was to go to two eldest granddaughters. That was not what my mother or grandmother wanted after all. Long story short my mom passed almost a year ago suddenly now lawyer says last will wasn't legally signed so house is mine and sister's. My mom did not want my sister or anyone else to have anything that's why we went to change it she was upset and worried when she passed because she was UNABLE to leave house to me. My question is since lawyer didn't do what he was supposed to do, look into will and honor my mother's wishes, shouldn't he do it now knowing my mother could have had it left to me? Now I have to deal with my sister possibly be able to be on deed.
lawyer honor her wishes or can I legally have him honor what mother wanted to do in the beginning is to change will and leave me her home
I'm sorry for your loss.
I keep reading what you wrote. The only thing I can come up with is Grandmoms will read that her house goes to your Mom but when your Mom passes its left to the two daughters/granddaughters. So if thats so, what Grandmoms Will says stands. Mom cannot leave the house to one of you. It has to go to both because that is how grandmom's Will read. If grandmom didn't want ur sister to have it, then grandmom would have needed to change her Will. Am I on the right page here? Thats the only scenario I can come up with.
No, the lawyer is not responsible to "look into a will" he doesn't wish to accept to look into. A lawyer can NEVER change a will. A lawyer CAN tell if a will is improperly signed; in such cases it is not as simple as making a new will the way YOU want it written. You do not "honor a persons wishes". The way it is done is that the will is either legitimate or it is not. If it is not legitimate the next of kin goes to the probate court which divides the estate according to law (not according to wishes) of the state. If the will IS legitimate, then the executor will begin to distribute the estate according to how the will is written (not according to wishes that cannot be verified of a dead person).