If your mother and 4 siblings inherited property and she dies does her share go to her estate or to the 4 siblings?

Answer 1

Sometimes a will might specify that someone must survive the decedent for a period of time (such 30 days) before the inheritance is distributed. Once you have actually inherited the money, it belongs to you and you can do with it as you please. If the money is actually held in trust, then the dispostion would be governed by the terms of the trust document.

Another factor will be how the property is held by those that inherited it. If there is a right of survivorship clause, the estate would not get it, the siblings would get it.

Answer 2

I am truly sorry to  hear about your mother's death.  A Will usually has an Executrix (female) or Executor (male) or possibly a Trustee.  It is up to them to account for every cent of the total Estate which includes the house, contents, properties, stocks, bonds, monies in accounts, cars, boats, etc.  This all must be Probated first and once the Probate is passed (takes from 6 months to a year) then after all creditors and lawyers have been paid and the Executor/Executrix/Trustee takes a percentage (anywhere from 1% - 5 %, but anything over 3% is usually questioned) then the total Estate is divided amongst the Heirs according to the instructions of the deceased (your mother) which is probably the four of you siblings.  The house can be sold to anyone of the siblings should they chose to buy it and at market value, or the majority has to agree to sell it or not sell it.  This also goes for property. 

Wills are meant to be followed to the letter so no matter what the Heirs think is fair the deceased has made up their Will to what they want and not what the Heirs feel should happen.  Example:  You mother chooses to leave more to one sibling than another; she could also leave the majority of her Estate to the Black Sheep of the family; a church or any other organization she has stipulated.

In most cases all jewelry (unless specified in the Will) goes to the daughters along with China and linens.  If there is a son in the family your mother may leave the son something of value or momento or make up the difference in cash if the others are girls in the family and receive more from expensive jewelry, china, etc.

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