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If I pay my Mom's estate taxes would I be reimbursed when the property sells if my siblings don't contribute but want to keep the property?

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  • 5 years ago
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    The will must be filed with Probate first. The lawyer will do this.

    When Probate is settled, the house can be sold. Any outstanding property taxes,funeral expenses and any

    other bills your Mom may have had, will be paid from the funds of the house sale as well as any legal fees.

    If there is a mortgage, that must be paid off as well.

    Then, whatever monies remain will be distributed evenly between the siblings.

    If your mother had other monies, enough to pay all of the above, then the house need not be sold.

    YOU must not use any of your own money to pay anything regarding the estate of your mother. Do not

    sign anything either.

    Source(s): Knowledge.
  • 5 years ago

    That's not the way estate taxes work. Very few estates in the US pay them anymore. Do you mean property taxes? If your siblings want to keep the property, they should reimburse you their shares of the property taxes. If you don't want to keep the property and they do, they could buy out your share. If they don't do so willingly, you can take them to court by filing a partition lawsuit to force the sale.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Sell the property as quickly as possible if there is no cash in the estate to cover bills.

    If you are the executor, you can do a promissory note for the tax bill, but then the estate has to reimburse you. If you aren't the executor, this can be difficult to enforce.

    I would never do it for more than one year. If they want to keep the property titled in all of your names, they can cough up the money!

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    The ESTATE should be paying them out of it's assets. Who is the personal representative?

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  • 5 years ago

    No. Estate taxes are never reimbursed. It is between you and your sisters about who will pay what.

    Source(s): Certified Paralegal, with 25+ years' experience.
  • G R
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    No, who do you expect to reimburse you? If your mother has a WILL how her assets will be allocated are already established. Unless you get your siblings to agree so something and put it in writing then maybe.

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