If my mother recently passed away and she had been residing in a home owned by her deceased husband, what are our rights as her primary beneficiaries?
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If my mother recently passed away and she had been residing in a home owned by her deceased husband, what are our rights as her primary beneficiaries?
In the Will, all tagable property was given to my mother. How long do we have to vacate the property?
Asked on April 19, 2015 under Estate Planning, Connecticut
Answers:
Christine Socrates / Christine Sabio Socrates, Atty at Law
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
As the suriving spouse of her deceased husband, your mother may have been entitled to the home. If the home is in his name alone, then his estate should have been probated. Even if her husband did not leave her the home in his will, your mother as surviving spouse could elect to take her statutory share of his estate including the house. There is not statutory time in which you need to vacate the house. That would be between you and the representatives of the esate of the deceased husband.
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