No surprise there. They OWN a house worth more than $100,000. Of course they aren't going to sell it for $10,000.My mom went to laywer and had an offer of 5k to each to sign over the house so she can sell it. The son never responded and the daughter-in-law said good luck getting me out of this house.
No.
For $100,000 your mom will have to hire a lawyer to file a lawsuit against the two of them for the money.
Unless she recorded a mortgage with the house as security, she has no claim to the house, just an unsecured loan.
A lawsuit will be quite costly as lawyers charge an average of $300 per hour and want a retainer of many thousands to get them started. In case you are wondering, no, it's not likely that any lawyer will take this on contingency because getting a judgment against a pair of deadbeats is no guarantee of ever collecting.
I don't see why. The taxing authority will put a lien on the house (may already have) and will collect some day if the house ever gets sold.My mom is worried for the unpaid taxes
No surprise there. They OWN a house worth more than $100,000. Of course they aren't going to sell it for $10,000.My mom went to laywer and had an offer of 5k to each to sign over the house so she can sell it. The son never responded and the daughter-in-law said good luck getting me out of this house.
Though they might reconsider if they both get sued for $100,000 and would let the house go rather than having a judgment hanging over their heads for many years.

