Mr. Jqna, First you need an attorney. One of the siblings has to be made executor of the estate. The attorney can help with this. The attorney places an ad in the law bulletin that Mr. or Ms. has died. You then have to wait 6 months to see if anyone wants to put a claim against the property, such as a bill collector, or maybe even a child that no one else knew about. After the six months is up, the property has to be sold, and the proceeds divided up between the next of kin, which is the five siblings. Plus any money that was left behind is also divided up, minus 10 percent, which is paid to the executor. The executor gets paid 10 percent for their work in handling the estate. The executor also has to pay taxes on their extra 10 percent. I know all of this, as my dad died with property, a little money, and no will. I was made the executor, and had to split 3 ways with my 2 brothers, plus I got the extra 10 percent. So, no house selling until the 6 months is up. In the mean time, the executor has to keep up the utilities for the house, and any other expenses, which comes out of the estate money before it is divided up. Feel free to ask if you need to know anything else.
Anna Sparky's Mom
