Foreclosure- does who pays off own any part of prop?
(Please forgive me if this is a duplicate - the site said I hadn't asked any questions, and I was concerned that this one didn't make it somehow.)
My brother is sole executor of my recently-deceased mother's trust. She left her house equally to both. I need money right now to bring my mortgage and equity line of credit current and to avoid foreclosure.
My brother has taken out a line of credit on my mother's house, and wants to write cashier's cks. To my two lenders, from this account that bears his name only. The line of credit was taken out for expenses that both of us might have prior to the distribution of my mother's estate. I have requested that he split the amount and transfer half into my account so that I can take care of these debts myself, and he has refused. He seems quite adamant that he be the one to write these checks, which is usually a warning sign to me that he's trying to screw me over in some manner.
Q: If he writes these checks (based on an equity line of credit for jointly owned property),
Would he have any claim on my house?? I do not trust my brother, with whom I've had a lifetime acrimonious relationship. I am afraid that he has something up his sleeve. Help! This is very time-sensitive. Anyone?