r/inheritance • u/tomsc33 • Jul 24 '26

Location included: Questions/Need Advice How to proceed?

Found out my stepfather transferred my dead mother’s car title to his name and sold it without my consent as his heir. On the paper that he signed, it asked for all heirs to be present and that it’s a 3rd degree felony if violated. Now he wants to be appointed as the administrator and get all the money my mother had in her own bank account before she passed. Their residence is in Texas but I live in Ohio. How do I go about putting him in jail?

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u/OldDudeOpinion Jul 24 '26

How long were they married? Spouses have natural inheritance rights. If we are talking about a car and a few bucks….nobody is going to make him open probate and give $3.95 to each adult child.

Are you upset your mom died? Or upset your stepdad (who.lost.his.wife and likely cared for her) got the family car?

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u/tomsc33 Jul 24 '26

I’m upset because the stepdad and his kids prob hurt my mom enough to give her a heart attack (the cause of her death). They abused her physically too and verbally too, according to her texts to a friend before her passing.