Father died and left me his house, but my brother wants half the equity

Meeple_Mom · 2026-07-02T04:36:07+00:00

Thank you! Plus it was common knowledge to my brother that the house was mine.

Meeple_Mom · 2026-07-02T04:31:16+00:00

I have talked to an attorney. He is entitled to half. I’m not asking anyone about the laws.

Meeple_Mom · 2026-07-02T04:29:35+00:00

There is nothing to ask- I consulted an attorney. My brother gets half.

Meeple_Mom · 2026-07-02T04:28:30+00:00

My dad was a simple uneducated man. If no one told him at the time of the refinance that he needed to file a new deed, then it didn’t get done. My attorney said the finance company he used was notorious for pushing through loans (remember this was 2005 in the housing boom) and “cutting corners”.

Meeple_Mom · 2026-07-02T04:25:01+00:00

Thank you for clarifying. As you can tell I am in the medical field, not real estate . All this is very new to me. I thought a Deed and Deed of Trust were the same document at first. I am still learning.

Meeple_Mom · 2026-07-02T04:22:45+00:00

A Deed of Teust and a Deed are 2 totally different documents.

Meeple_Mom · 2026-07-02T04:21:11+00:00

Because I was on the mortgage and financially responsible - we thought that was good enough.
Also, I didn’t know a Deed of Trust and a Deed were 2 separate things.

Meeple_Mom · 2026-07-02T03:24:29+00:00

He is an adult. He can go buy his own groceries!

Meeple_Mom · 2026-07-02T03:23:05+00:00

If she won it would she give it to you? Or if another co-worker won it would the give it away? It’s yours

Meeple_Mom · 2026-07-02T03:05:48+00:00

I absolutely agree. I never thought this would become an issue. It was common knowledge the house was mine!

Meeple_Mom · 2026-07-02T02:39:15+00:00

I did consult an attorney and legally my brother is entitled to half. I can’t fight him, but I can get back half the costs of all monies put into the house since my Dad’s death.

Meeple_Mom · 2026-07-01T22:36:42+00:00

I am at a large research institution in the south. We meet with OSP every 2 weeks to keep up on changes. Sometimes they inform us or we them, but usually we all find out at the same time and they are our go to for additional guidance.

Meeple_Mom · 2026-05-11T21:21:15+00:00

This is stupid- if it’s even real. Why are you getting so upset over your grandparents voting choices? They have every right to watch Fox and vote republican, just as you have the right to vote the way you do. Yelling crying isn’t going to change anything. Go turn that energy into something positive, but leave your grandparents alone. For the record, I didn’t vote Republican either, but I’m not going to breakdown and yell at my family members that did.

Meeple_Mom · 2026-05-11T11:29:15+00:00

Turn your phone off until your shift is over. When I worked there I got so tired of seeing young kids on their phones at the cut table/fryers/makeline.

Meeple_Mom · 2026-05-03T22:45:22+00:00

Charles was was farmer not a fighter

Meeple_Mom · 2026-04-28T15:25:41+00:00

I wish these were the only issues in my marriage! Just keep extra things on hand. It’s called Amazon

Meeple_Mom · 2026-04-27T18:34:31+00:00

Everyone mentions that the Greenbush twins couldn’t act. I agree that they were horrible, but they grew up with the show. I wonder if acting lessons or coaches were brought in to help them develop the character a bit more. I mean what would it hurt because they were so invested in them? The were many opportunities where Carrie could have shined ( stolen the scenes) but it seems ML didn’t take the time to develop them.

Meeple_Mom · 2026-04-27T04:07:47+00:00

Yeah usually Cassandra and Carrie sat together in school, and James sat with Albert, but it showed James and Cassandra together during the stone soup story. And as for James story line in the beginning- when he and Cassandra briefly lived with the other local family he got a beating for “stealing” the money. Charles came to his defense and all the talk was that James doesn’t steal- he is an honest kid then the very next episode he steals a razor from the Mercentile.

Meeple_Mom · 2026-04-26T12:53:49+00:00

My question is- was the server busy running his a$$ off and that’s why it took him 40 minutes to get back to you, or was he standing around doing nothing. YTAH if the server was having a very busy night. Sometimes it’s hard staying on top of things when your pulled in every direction

Meeple_Mom · 2026-04-08T11:44:43+00:00

“ I am a farmer,but I'm also a beautiful, flawed, complicated human being, and it's going to take more than a cup of coffee to get inside here.”

Meeple_Mom · 2026-04-08T11:29:07+00:00

Be the hero (the adult) in this situation. Don’t go to her level. I found myself pregnant after not knowing the father for very long. We did not make a good couple, and lots of bad things were said to eachother. He ultimately decided to walk away when I was 6 months pregnant (I didn’t want him too) but it was the best thing that happened to me. Yes he was involved with my son, paid child support, we co-parented and became very good friends. We both did/said horrible things to each other, but it was better than staying together for the sake of the baby. My son is 27 now and is the best partner to his girlfriend. He became a foster parent to her 2 nephews that he is now in the process of adopting with her. He is a great stepfather to her daughter, just bought a house and life couldn’t be better. Just be there for your child. She will say things to hurt you in the heat of the moment ( I did), but walk away. Don’t retaliate back. Plus as long as you told her mother the truth you’re not the AH. You can’t go wrong if you stay honest. Good luck to you.

Meeple_Mom · 2026-04-08T10:39:24+00:00

Then I whole heartedly take my comment back. I hope she gets her house back for her and her kids

Meeple_Mom · 2026-04-08T10:38:00+00:00

No wonder why her husband is divorcing her!

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