Hello,
A house is in my father's name. The house was actually built using my own money and I do have proof of giving money from my own bank account & to give him respect & pride, we family members registered it in his name ( Electricity bill, municipal tax etc )
While he was alive my father made a will & registered it & showed it to me. My brother got suspicious & found out that my father had made a will so he started acting like a thug & harassing all family members. After my father died he made our lives miserable so I did not even talk about the will & moved out of the house.
Almost 10 years since he died, I still have not shown him the will but now I am old, no income & need that house to survive.
Here are my questions & would appreciate any legal advice that members could give.
(1) Is there a time limit on the validity of a will ?
(2) I had collected the registered will from our advocate before my father died & has been in my possession since then. My sisters knows all about the will & have signed the will as two witnesses. So did my mother & she also died.
I know the procedure of transferring the property in my name & he is not going to make it easy but before I start that procedure, am I legally bound to show him the will & if yes, how ? I mean do I need any one else besides my two sisters to show him the will ? Am I obligated to show him the will ?
(3) Have I broken any laws by keeping the will in my possession for over 10 years & not opening it & showing him ? My reason is that I was under duress ( Fearful of him & him retaliate even harder ) & so were my 2 sisters who signed the will as witnesses.
(4) He has taken the full control of the house including changing the locks & talks about building another story over it. Can I file an injunction to give us all the keys & right to enter as well as stopping him from building further on top ? How long would it take to get an injunction ?
I would appreciate any legal advice.
Thank You
