Your spouse's estate must be probated in order for title to the real estate to pass legally to the heirs. You should seek the advice of an attorney in your area who specializes in probate law who can review the situation, review the the will and determine what your options are. There may be some aspect of law in your state that prevents a spouse from devising marital property to anyone other than the surviving spouse. If not then you would need to purchase the interest of the parents or they could sell their half interest to someone else.
You need legal advice from a professional.
If they inherited the property then they have a stack in the property and responsibility to uphold the standards of the community;Howerver, if they are not the property owners and have no interest in the property then, I would say they should not be held responsible.
Apparently your parents had a will. They wanted a particular lawyer to probate the will. When they died, they had nothing. In that case, there is no point in probating the will and no one needs to pay to probate the will. If there was property, then the property can be sold. The estate pays the lawyer.
Report the theft to the police. It is a crime to take and sell things that do not belong to you.
I have never heard of a partnership of children creating an interest in their parents' property. You need to provide more details. However, if the parents were the joint owners of the real estate by deed when the first one died, and had not transferred their interest by deed during life, then the property passes according to the provisions in the will of the surviving parent.
That all depends on how the property was titled. If your parents owned the property by a survivorship deed your father is now the sole owner of the property and he can grant a reverse mortgage if he so desires. You would have a claim to some proportionate interest only if they owned the property as tenants in common and your mother didn't leave her share to your father in her will. You would have no interest if the property was marital property and your parents live in a community property state.If you have questions you should consult an attorney in your jurisdiction who can review the situation and explain your rights.That all depends on how the property was titled. If your parents owned the property by a survivorship deed your father is now the sole owner of the property and he can grant a reverse mortgage if he so desires. You would have a claim to some proportionate interest only if they owned the property as tenants in common and your mother didn't leave her share to your father in her will. You would have no interest if the property was marital property and your parents live in a community property state.If you have questions you should consult an attorney in your jurisdiction who can review the situation and explain your rights.That all depends on how the property was titled. If your parents owned the property by a survivorship deed your father is now the sole owner of the property and he can grant a reverse mortgage if he so desires. You would have a claim to some proportionate interest only if they owned the property as tenants in common and your mother didn't leave her share to your father in her will. You would have no interest if the property was marital property and your parents live in a community property state.If you have questions you should consult an attorney in your jurisdiction who can review the situation and explain your rights.That all depends on how the property was titled. If your parents owned the property by a survivorship deed your father is now the sole owner of the property and he can grant a reverse mortgage if he so desires. You would have a claim to some proportionate interest only if they owned the property as tenants in common and your mother didn't leave her share to your father in her will. You would have no interest if the property was marital property and your parents live in a community property state.If you have questions you should consult an attorney in your jurisdiction who can review the situation and explain your rights.
If you have an undivided interest in property you cannot be forced to sell by the co-owners. Only a court can force a sale. Your parents would need to petition the court to partition the property. The court would divide the property if possible. If not possible then the property would be sold and the proceeds, after legal costs, would be divided amongst the co-tenants. A partition proceeding can be costly. However, your parents could sell their interest in the property to a third party who would then become your co-tenant in common.
No, the parents can give their property to who ever they want to.
Of course. Arrangements should be made for any of the heirs to visit the property before it is sold.
It is illegal to keep utility services on in a deceased parent's name. You should contact the utility company to transfer the account into your name or close the account if necessary. Failure to do so could result in legal consequences.
By law, it is supposed to be included in the estate and disbursed along with funds from the sale of property.
No. If you owned the property in a joint tenancy with the right of survivorship their interest in the property "disappeared" at death and the property belongs to you alone.
If a grandparent has applied for guardianship of minor grandchildren because parents are deceased, can the children state that they don't want to live with the grandparent even though that would be in the childrens best interest