Dear Quentin,
My aunt and uncle never had any children so they created a will in which their six nieces and nephews, of which I am one, would inherit their estate equally upon their deaths. This property is in Ohio. My uncle died, and my aunt remarried years later but never changed the will – with the only exception of a life tenancy for her second husband. All her nieces and nephews are remaindermen, and they still stand to inherit this property.
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When she died, we were told by her attorney that we were responsible for the taxes and property insurance during the time when the life tennant lives in the home. We have never been allowed to see a copy of this will to confirm the life tenancy…
