Son in law asked if he could keep house in his name for 2 years for tax purposes. But I would pay the taxes for the 2 yrs. I said ok. (I thought he is too kind to do wrong. After 2 years he would not put it in my name. Year in and year out I asked for the house in my name. He uses my house for tax credits and have small interest loans. I could never use the house for me to pay taxes and get a tax return. He has a $450,000 home and makes over $300,000. A year. I get $13,000. A year from widow benefits. (I'm 68). My daughter sends me vulgar text messages. My son- in -law told my son that he (son in law) is going to have me evicted. I'm in ill health (2 heart attacks, 4 back surgery) and went to doctors with chest pain. I explained all this to doctor & he had to give me medicine to calm me. He told me to block their email. Please help me with elder law.
And get to an elder law attorney right away. As I said, I don't understand anything about what has happened here, and cannot untangle anything about son and son-in-law, and what they have done, nor why they have done it, nor who has power to UNdo it. If seriously bad decisions have been made here to the tune of 100,000 dollars, then there may be very little that can be done about it. As an old President said. Trust, but verify.
And get yourself an attorney.
The house was daughters and SILs. Your son gave them 100k to pay for it? So the house is yours. You got talked into allowing him to keep the house in his name for a tax break. You pay the taxes.
Where is your son in all this? I guess no agreement was written up? I hope your son has back up for that 100k.
I think I know why he wants to evict you, I don't think you get tax breaks on second homes any longer. What a B _ _ _ _ _ D! Where is your daughter in this?
You need a lawyer. Turning over the deed would have probably needed a lawyer anyway. Son needs to be involved with this. Don't wait.
I did call an attorney but he said I have to wait till I get the eviction. Then come in.
If you're actually paying the taxes, his claim of having paid taxes and being entitled to tax relief b/c of that is fraudulent. Is he's saved on income tax and/or gotten refunds on certain levels of property taxes (such as exists in Michigan), he's also committing fraud in purporting to claim he's entitled to this relief.
That a legal issue for the taxing authorities.
Another issue is the documentation of the purported $100K donation to SIL and daughter, for the purpose of benefitting you. What documentation did your son create (hopefully through an attorney), for this transaction?
I would ask your son to get copies of deeds and any documentation, including his $100K "donation", and find yourself a good elder law attorney.
If you need help in how to select one, post again. In the meantime, if your son is still on your side, have him research law firms in the area with elder law practices. You need an attorney with real estate background just as much as you need an elder law attorney, so find a firm that has attorneys in both practice areas.
An attorney would likely order a title report, or a foreclosure report, to determine what liens might exist against the house, and who created those liens as well as who's responsible for them.
I don't want to scare you, but I'd move pretty quickly on this.
It's sad to learn how much you apparently have been exploited, so I hope you're able to get to an attorney quickly before tax authorities step in.
You're still living in this house, right? Are you still paying taxes?