My question involves court procedures for the state of: PA
My Husband is John Doe 3rd.; His father was John Doe 2nd
The Civil Compliant stems from land originally owned by my husbands Grandparents: John 1st & Jane Doe, both now deceased
The Land was Deeded to their children:
John Doe 2nd*(deceased)
B. Doe (deceased)
C. Doe (LIVING)
D. Doe (deceased)
My husband's- Father "John 2nd", and his Mother and three brothers are now deceased and none of their estates have ever been probated. (It has been several years)
My husband "John 3rd" is being sued for taxes on the Land, by the children of "B. Doe". To their credit [B. Doe] before her death, and then [B's] children/heirs have been paying the taxes on the property. Two weeks ago we received a civil compliant, specific to my husband "John 3rd" - and Not the Estate of "John 2nd". The amount they are seeking is $7970.92 plus 189.50 in court fees. Our court date is for June 13, 2016. We have not seen a break down of exactly what the amount represents.
There are other layers to this story, the motivating fact for all of it is the potential of a Gas Lease. We are also in another state a great distance from PA.
My husband and I have invested several thousand dollars (Credit Card) in Legal fees regarding a possible gas lease. With the expected bonus money our intentions were to probate the estates. Five of them! Along with my husband there are 3 other heirs from John 2nd, they are the children of his deceased brother. The Gas Lease fell apart last year.
My questions are:
Can my husband be sued for the estate of his father, especially since it has not been probated?
How should we respond? I Have tried calling several PA Law Firms and can't seem to get anyone interested or willingly to offer advice on how to proceed. We are both retired and on disability, even if we could pay I have heard from two different Attorneys that the fees would cost more than the Judgement. Which i believe is the strategy of the Civil Compliant.
I called the office of the Attorney who filed the compliant, he was not available; but I did leave the message with his secretary explaining who my husband was,
and that this was regarding the estate of my husbands father. There has been No response.
I expect that what our intentions are will be important to the judges ruling, and we do not want to walk away or lose our share, but can or will we be responsible for "John 2nd's" entire estate?
Please help I may be out of time any day now.
My Husband is John Doe 3rd.; His father was John Doe 2nd
The Civil Compliant stems from land originally owned by my husbands Grandparents: John 1st & Jane Doe, both now deceased
The Land was Deeded to their children:
John Doe 2nd*(deceased)
B. Doe (deceased)
C. Doe (LIVING)
D. Doe (deceased)
My husband's- Father "John 2nd", and his Mother and three brothers are now deceased and none of their estates have ever been probated. (It has been several years)
My husband "John 3rd" is being sued for taxes on the Land, by the children of "B. Doe". To their credit [B. Doe] before her death, and then [B's] children/heirs have been paying the taxes on the property. Two weeks ago we received a civil compliant, specific to my husband "John 3rd" - and Not the Estate of "John 2nd". The amount they are seeking is $7970.92 plus 189.50 in court fees. Our court date is for June 13, 2016. We have not seen a break down of exactly what the amount represents.
There are other layers to this story, the motivating fact for all of it is the potential of a Gas Lease. We are also in another state a great distance from PA.
My husband and I have invested several thousand dollars (Credit Card) in Legal fees regarding a possible gas lease. With the expected bonus money our intentions were to probate the estates. Five of them! Along with my husband there are 3 other heirs from John 2nd, they are the children of his deceased brother. The Gas Lease fell apart last year.
My questions are:
Can my husband be sued for the estate of his father, especially since it has not been probated?
How should we respond? I Have tried calling several PA Law Firms and can't seem to get anyone interested or willingly to offer advice on how to proceed. We are both retired and on disability, even if we could pay I have heard from two different Attorneys that the fees would cost more than the Judgement. Which i believe is the strategy of the Civil Compliant.
I called the office of the Attorney who filed the compliant, he was not available; but I did leave the message with his secretary explaining who my husband was,
and that this was regarding the estate of my husbands father. There has been No response.
I expect that what our intentions are will be important to the judges ruling, and we do not want to walk away or lose our share, but can or will we be responsible for "John 2nd's" entire estate?
Please help I may be out of time any day now.
Defenses: Can an Indivual Heir Be Sued for Estates of Non-Probated Estated
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