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Originally posted by Racerbvd
...Get a lawyer, have you or your sister made executor of the estate, catalog, appraise & satisfy all debts and I hope you and you sister get along well and are reasonable. Good luck.
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Although succinct, this is the best advice.
My sincere condolences for your loss. This is a time that is rarely easy for anyone. One thing to try to keep in mind while you handle everything is that, for the most part, this is a series of business transactions.
I was the administrator of my mother's estate when she passed, 7 years ago, without leaving a will. Paying the debt and managing her monetary interests was the easy part. Splitting everything between my three brothers, my sister and I proved to be the challenge.
You want to consider everyone's feelings, but at the same time, you need to be mindful of the fact that as time heals the pain, sometimes the "not so pretty" side of some people will surface. There is a good chance someone is not going to be happy with what they got.
To protect the estate, and also to protect the administrator, it is always a good idea to seek the advice of counsel.
Since there is only you and your sister, I sincerely hope you are able to come to an amicable decision as to how things are divided.
Randy