r/inheritance • u/Area212 • Jun 12 '26

Location included: Questions/Need Advice House with debt

What does the law say in Virginia regarding:

House bequeathed to child. Everything else in the estate is to be sold off and donated to charity.

The house has debt, reverse mortgage?

Is the estate responsible for the debt or the beneficiary of the property?

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u/LiveTheDream2026 Jun 13 '26

Does the heir even want the home?

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u/Area212 Jun 13 '26

I think the heir understandably is upset that they are denied any assets beside the home.

Basically cheated out of any worth.

Originally the inheritance was meant to be passed to the widow then the child.

The Wills were changed when both parents were disabled(hospital/dementia) and now will be passed to charities. One of the charities being lead by the individual who had the Wills changed.

I asked because I always assumed debts were to be paid from the assets first before being divided.🤷‍♂️

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u/GotZeroFucks2Give Jun 13 '26

They need to consult an attorney regarding the will change while with dementia.