| Hello, you have two seperate issue,
firs you ave a possible illegal forclosure
And you have tax issues on the estate.
As the trustee of the estate it will be your duty to use the money in the estate ( the money they had in the bank and checking account) normally you will move all of thier money into a trustee account at the bank and then sell off their property and put that money in the bank if needed.
So on the taxes if you have sold all of thier property and there is no money left in thier accounts, you merley tell them sorry there is no money left in the estate and they are free to sue the estate if they wish, but there is nothing left.
The people who are trustee of an estate are not personally liable for any of the debts of that estate.. So don't give them any of your personal social security numbers or the such, Many people use a EIN number for the use of the estate, so they don't have to give even the bank their personal Social secuirty number
Now if you wish to have the estate hire an attorney and sue the bank for the forgory, and try to save the property you have that right also.
After all the debts are paid ( each state has its rules on who gets paid first, normally funeral expenses are paid first, then tax and government debts, with non security debts being paid last. You do want to follow the correct procdure for your state in paying those debts. |