Mother died w/o will in SC
My mom and stepfather moved to SC and my mother died about a year later. My stepfather says they owned most things jointly and he has sold the house and my mom's car.
About 5 years before she died I bought my mother's old house in New Jersey. (She owned it before they got married.) I paid her for it but we put both our names on the deed and mortgage. I've always paid the note and all other expenses alone.
Now I want to sell this house but my real estate broker says I can't do that until my stepfather files papers in SC to show he has a right to sign for mom's half.
He doesn't want anything from the sale of my house but doesn't get around very well and I'm trying to find out what all he'll have to do before I go down there to help out.
