Not sure where to even begin with this. I'm 25 years old and i live with my dad. i'm working and trying to get out on my own. My parents were married 30+ years and a few years ago my mom passed away. After that, my dad changed. He used to be this caring christian man who was really generous, now it's all about money with him. If i don't give him what he wants when he wants it, he threatens to kick me out. He started dating this one woman who is using him really bad and they recently took my debit card and tried to cash a fraudulent check (but that's a separate issue). What i'm really trying to find out is about my grandmother's will and her property. Ever since i was a little girl my grandma told me that she wanted me to have her house. Well around 1995 she was diagnosed with early onset dementia, so my mom talked to her and they decided it was best to go ahead and set up a will while she was still able to. Well at the time i was like 9 years old, and i remember my mom sitting me down at the time they were talking about the will and telling me that they were going to leave it to my mom but that it would still be my house one day, they just didn't want to list me because i was so young and if something happened to my grandmother i would have all of that in my name. i was just too young i guess? well in march of this year my grandmother passed away. my mom had power of attorney over her, and then after my mom the power of attorney went to my dad, and my dad (being crazy now) mismanaged my grandmothers property and money and everything. he's sold stuff out of her house, so there's basically nothing there anymore, and he's still broke. he's even filed for bankruptcy. My dad hasn't filed her will with probate yet, and he hasn't payed the property taxes in 2 years. basically i'm trying to figure out if there is any way for me to get her house put in my name. maybe some loophole in the will or something? i don't want my dad to lose her house, i love my grandmothers place, it's nothing special, but i love it and she wanted me to have it. she trusted my mom and dad to sign it over to me when i was ready to move out. well now that my mom is gone, my dad says that he never heard my grandmother say any of that, which is total crap. no one would have expected my dad to end up like this. he's so different from the person he used to be. i'm just really worried about what will happen to her property. so i have some questions. if he doesn't put the will in probate, what will happen? if he doesn't pay the taxes, i know he will lose the house, but what if i pay the taxes? will that give me any rights? i can't afford to just buy the house or i would do it that way. i'll copy and paste part of my grandma's will, i'm going to change the names for privacy reasons. if anyone has any advice i would really appreciate it. sorry if all of this was jumbled up, there's just so many details it's hard to keep them all straight.
I, GRANDMA, a resident of and domiciled in the county of richland state of south carolina, being of sound and disposing mind and memory and desiring to make such disposition of my worldly estate as i deem best, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking all wills and codicils at any time heretofore made by me.
ITEM I
i direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my estate as soon after my decease as conveniently may be and to that end charge my whole estate, real and personal, with the same.
ITEM II
it is my intention to execute a list bequeathing certain items of personal property and to attach said list to this will to be considered as a part of this will. all items of personal property not specifically bequeathed shall become a part of my residuary estate to be administered hereunder.
ITEM III
i give, devise and bequeath unto MOM, my entire estate, real personal and mixed of whatever kind, wherever situate and whenever acquired to have and to hold unto her and her heirs and assigns forever.
ITEM IV
however, should MOM predecease me then in that event and in that event only, i give devise and bequeath unto DAD my entire estate, real personal and mixed of whatever nature, wherever situate and whenever acquired to have and to hold unto him and his heirs and assigns forever.
I, GRANDMA, a resident of and domiciled in the county of richland state of south carolina, being of sound and disposing mind and memory and desiring to make such disposition of my worldly estate as i deem best, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking all wills and codicils at any time heretofore made by me.
ITEM I
i direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my estate as soon after my decease as conveniently may be and to that end charge my whole estate, real and personal, with the same.
ITEM II
it is my intention to execute a list bequeathing certain items of personal property and to attach said list to this will to be considered as a part of this will. all items of personal property not specifically bequeathed shall become a part of my residuary estate to be administered hereunder.
ITEM III
i give, devise and bequeath unto MOM, my entire estate, real personal and mixed of whatever kind, wherever situate and whenever acquired to have and to hold unto her and her heirs and assigns forever.
ITEM IV
however, should MOM predecease me then in that event and in that event only, i give devise and bequeath unto DAD my entire estate, real personal and mixed of whatever nature, wherever situate and whenever acquired to have and to hold unto him and his heirs and assigns forever.
