My father left 50% of his properties to my mother, 25% to my brother, and 25% to myself in his will (3 houses and 1 shop in total). None of the 4 properties can be sold if I do not consent for signing. It has been 3 years since my mother is telling me to sign but I was never interested in taking the property or money due to family conflicts with my mother and my mother's greedy nature earlier when my father was alive in the first place. Now three years down the line apparently I am in dire need of money as I want to go abroad for my Ph.D. and my doctorate course will start soon. So I have decided to sign and get my share of 25% and invest it wisely in my education. The problem here is that I do not trust my mother as she has done numerous illegal activities in the past and still continues to do so. Since I do not have any knowledge about these things I would like to ask two questions to you respected esteemed lawyers, kindly help :
- My mother claims the properties can only be sold if I transfer all my share (25%) of the properties in her name first, and then when the properties are sold then I will get the money - Is this true?
- Also, right now only one of the properties will be sold and I will get 25% share of the sold property, so do I have to consent, sign, and transfer my share entirely for all 4 properties as my mother is claiming, or do I give consent, sign, and transfer my share for just the one property which has to be sold currently?
Please help, I am desperate to get answers to these questions, and I have no legal knowledge.
A Student In Need Of Answers