Won't go into the whole backstory (fir for my family is a shit-show thread), in a nutshell:
Wife's dad died in 1992, no will, so property went to his estate, fun by my wife's mom. Mom lived in house with my wife's 2 brothers, they lived like hermits, hoarders, house deteriorated, yadda yadda.
Wife's mom died 6 years ago, again no will, so house is still owned by estate, still run down, since brothers live like hermits and don't even see the sun and eat shit junk food and cokes, younger brother passed out 5 weeks ago and has been in ICU with total kidney failure and pancreatitis. Older brother is freaking out at medical bills, etc. said if it comes down to it he will just abandon house and allow county/whoever to foreclose on it. To which I say, the fuck you will. 1/3 of that belongs to my wife, shitty as the house is, the land itself is still worth 30-40 thousand. So as simply as possible, can someone please explain how to transfer the house/land from an estate to my wife & her brothers, where it would at least be a lot easier if they wanted to sell it? We talked to an attorney a couple of years ago, he said it would cost about ten thousand for all the p/work and fees. Trying to see if he was right or just a shitty bloodsucking lawyer (present company excepted of course).
Thanks, I'll hang up and listen.