Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Pennsylvania

if A property was put in a trust so that A nursing home could not take them and it was put in only two of the four heirs names what would happen after the death of the parent?


Asked on 3/23/13, 9:40 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Your post makes no sense. Either the property was deeded to a trust and is in the name of the trust OR it was deeded to 2 people.

What I would do is find out whose name is on the property first. Do this by going to the recorder/register of deeds in the county where the land is located.

Some states have online capabilities which will allow you to search. I would search under the name of the grantor.

If the property was conveyed by the grantor to a trust, then the property should be deeded in the name of the trust. When the grantor passes away, the successor trustee will take over and will divide the property as per the terms of the trust. In such case, you would have to read the trust. If you are a beneficiary of the trust, then the successor trustee should be notifying the beneficiaries and providing them with a copy of the trust. If the successor trustee has not done that and the grantor is deceased, then you need to speak to an estates & trusts lawyer to compel the trustee to do that.

If the property was deeded only in the name of two individuals, then they own the property. The other two potential heirs would have no claim on thttps://www.lawguru.com/answers/answer/free_show/590962264#he property and the property would be owned by the two heirs solely.

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Answered on 3/24/13, 10:40 pm


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