It sounds like you started playing a game he was better at. He may file to prevent you from coming near the home. It is clear your goal here is to take it over and shove him out.
If the money was in the joint account, fixing the issue should be simple, get it and take it to him. Cover his bank fees and any other penalty charges.
Unless the building is surrounded by a gate that is of a stockade quality, you have no definitive way to prove whether anyone came through the broken gate or is already a resident.
If there was an estate to be probated, she could sue it. If there was no formal estate filed and she sues all of you individually, your lawyer should motion for dismissal as you were not party to the contract she had with dad.
He made two legal agreements Betty. One on the beneficiary form, which the life insurance company should pay out to the beneficiaries and the second in a property settlement. Her claim would be against the estate for the value of the policy since that is who is legally standing in his stead for...
I don't think it is so much the court ordering a change of beneficiary as her having a claim against his estate. Of course if he had no estate to probate, she has nothing to sue.
The problem is he agreed to 2 different court records allowing the distribution of the policy. I think she will win as it was agreed as part of the divorce settlement.
Personally, I would consult an OH estate attorney. It appears you should be rightful inheritor a lawyer might jump on this expecting to be paid from the estate. The first thing would be to see if dad had a home in his name by going to the specific OH Auditors web site for dads county and doing a...
Personally, I would consult an estate attorney. As it appears you should be rightful inheritor a lawyer might jump on this expecting to be paid from the estate.