A Stolen WILL that Contains My Quit Claim Deed & Title to Home !?

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My Grandmother is Dying.

She Has 2 Sons & a Daughter (My Mother). The Sons Have Seen the WILL & Discussed the Details of it on Multiple Occasions.

My Mother Has Not Been Included in these Meetings.

Recently My Mother was Given the WILL, Yet she opted to Look it Over Quickly & Leave it at the Home.

We are Certain the Brothers are Receiving about $180K Each & M Mother was to Receive the Home Upon Death.

We Also Know that the home is in a Quit Claim Deed, & My Grandmother Signed whats called "a Lady Bird Deed".

So The Facts So far, are that My Grandmother is Leaving her Sons over $180K Each & My mother was/is Due to Receive the Home, Upon Passing Away. (as my Mother is the only one of the 3 without a home of her own)

THE REAL ISSUE AT HAND AND CAUSE FOR CONCERN IS:     My Mothers Brother (which despises my mother) Recently Stole the Entire WILL From My Mother, Got Caught Red Handed, Lied About Having It, Then Gave Back 2 Papers, & told her he Only Took it to Make Copies...(My Mother said SHE would make copies & drop them off that day, but he Forcefully kept them instead) .

He Has Been Stalling to give the Paperwork back now for 2 WEEKS!!   She has asked Nicely, All the way to Semi-Threatened him with Petty things to get the PaperWork Back, But this All Feels as if Hes Just Stalling  (Saying tomorrow Etc) , So He Can Buy Time to Screw Her Out of this Home Somehow.

Again He Has the Title & 20sheets of Paperwork, Hes Been Threatened to return the Paperwork after Keeping it for 14 days instead of 1...HE MUST BE TRYING AND/OR DOING SOMETHING TO GET THIS HOME.

SO, PLEASE CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF ITS POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO TAKE A QUIT CLAIM DEED,GET LAWYERS INVOLVED (or something) AND TAKE THIS HOME FROM HER?????

My Mother has a Quit Claim Paper Saying home is hers upon death but from what i know Quit ClaimDeeds Offer No Protection & This Worries Me Very Much.

If ANYONE CAN HELP ME,  My FAMILY IS DESPERATE FOR INFORMATION TO STOP THIS POTENTIAL THEFT (stealing a home) FROM HAPPENING.

IF ANYONE KNOWS ANY ANSWERS, TIPS, WHAT HE "COULD BE" DOING.....PLEASE HELP.

Wayne Brooks · Answer

Yes, you absolutely need to talk to an estate attorney now.  Hopefully, the Will was drafted by an attorney and they will have copies, or additional originals.

The “quit claim deed” upon her death doesn’t sound standard, but if your mother has one that is properly notarized, I’d probably want to file it now....but an estate attorney is your best and only advisor.

James Miller · Answer

A good estate attorney likely won't meet with the grandmother and all the kids. The estate attorney will only want to meet with the grandmother alone so as to not appear as if there's any undue influence on behalf of the children.

That being said, OP should run, not walk, to a probate attorney in his jurisdiction to discuss preemptive legal steps to take before grandmother dies.

Eamonn McElroy · Answer

@Brandon Lancaster  First, I'm not an attorney.

That said, you and your mother will want to go get counsel from an attorney.  If the two brothers are as shyster-y as you characterize them to be, I don't know how much good @Andrew Boettcher's strategy would be, although it is well intended.  Would that not be undone by one or both brothers convincing your grandmother to make a new will that supersedes the one your mother has?

Ask about putting the house in an irrevocable trust for your mother.

Seeing this through is going to take time and financial commitment from both you and your mother.

Matthew Paul · Answer

Have her draw up another will with a later date . Then take that will down to the courthouse to the register of wills where it will be recorded

Andrew B. · Answer

Your mother should talk to your grandmother and make sure that she clearly understands her wishes. Then the grandmother and all 3 kids should meet with an estate attorney to make sure that the documents clearly convey the wishes of your grandmother. This should all be done now while she is still alive. Things will only get uglier when she passes, and then it will be too late.

Brandon Lancaster · Answer

@Matthew Paul,   @Andrew Boettcher,   @Eamonn McElroy,   @James Miller,   @Wayne Brooks,   &  @Steve B.

Thank You All for Your Advice, If there Is Something You Think is Possible that the Brother "Could Be" Doing with the Paperwork Please Let Me Know.

As Im Unsure If he can  use a Lawyers assistance or Something and Change the Deed, Title Or Previous Plans of the WILL  to Ultimately Take the Home.

Once Again,   THANK "YOU ALL" For Your Input Very Much.

and YES   @Eamonn McElroy,   The Brothers Are Heartless, Cold-Blooded,  Ruthless,  Greedy Shady Savages, that will do Anything Immoral to Take a $Dollar.

I NEED to Take PROPER Action, If there's ANY Chance they Can Change this WILL.

Appreciate Every one

P.S IM LOOKING FOR A "LOCAL ESTATE ATTORNEY",    & A "PROBATE ATTORNEY" IN THE WAYNE COUNTY MICHIGAN AREA

Brandon Lancaster · Answer

Andrew Boettcher.

Thank You for the Suggestion & Input.

My Concerns Are  A.) My Grandmother Dont Understand Enough to Go Speak About the Issue ( tho it sounds simple to say " i want my home going to my Daughter), shes been heard Saying she "forgot That was In her WILL,....but  B.) the Other Main Concern (other then the other 2/brothers agreeing to meet) Is that the One Brother HAS the Paperwork Now..& Could be Potentially be Dilligently "Messing With It" to change it...Also, It COULD Remain in his Posession Until the End.

Mind You, Its (Currently) Documented She gets the Home Via Quit Claim Deed upon Passing....Im Just Deeply Concerned of the Attempt to Change Current Wishes in the Meantime...Esp as My Gma Gets More "Out of It".

I Feel I Need Legal Consul, Yet Dont Know Who to See.. Estate Attorney you Said. ( Hopefully I can Make that Happen)

Brandon Lancaster · Answer

ANYONE?

What Can i Do to Stop this Process of My Uncle Attempting to Take the Home from My Mother?

Also What would it Take for him to OverTurn the Deed & Have it in His or Someone Elses Name ?  (Mind you, He has began

A Stolen WILL that Contains My Quit Claim Deed & Title to Home !?

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