They can decline it. It will be distributed across the other heirs.
If the property was part of the estate then the proceeds are also part of the estate.
An ex-wife, unless specifically named in a will created after the divorce, is not entitled to anything.
Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes.
If the heir died after the decedent, any property that was inherited by that heir would become part of that heir's estate. The heir's estate would also need to be probated.
Certainly. The heir's portion will become part of their estate and distributed accordingly.
Your brother's wife is not an heir to your sister's property unless she is named in a will. Your brother might be such an heir if there is no will or if a will does not explicitly exclude him. If your brother dies after your sister died, then his estate would be an heir to her property and his widow, as heir to part of his estate, might receive an interest in your sister's property. Consult an Attorney who specializes in wills and estates. The laws of each state can be different enough that the real answer could be different depending on which state your sister was a resident of when she died.
That depends on the will. It determines what happens to the assets of the estate.
If the person leaving the remainder died before the spouse, it is a part of their estate and will get distributed per the will or the law.
Real property must be acquired by a deed as joint tenantswith the right of survivorship in order for one to have the other's interest in the case of death. Property held as joint tenants does not become a part of an owner's estate. Their interest passes directly to the surviving joint tenant.Therefore, if the one 'heir' owned property with the decedent as a joint tenant, then full ownership automatically passed to that one heir at the moment of death. They do not have to share that particular property because as soon as the decedent died the remaining joint tenant owned the property free and clear.
Then The owner may get the house took off them until they pay it,/ may loose the rights to any owner ship and loose all contents inside the property
It is common for one heir to buy out the others on property. As long as everyone is in concurrence with the transfer, no problem.
Yes. The proceeds will become part of the taxable estate.