Dowry hunter - Aunt's partner tries to cheat the grandmother

: Did you read the whole text? If not, I'm not going to write everything again that I've already explained to others. To put it very clearly, sorry if that sounds arrogant, but apparently no one else understands it: we do not need the money from a possible inheritance of Grandma's house at all. I just don't want that scoundrel to cheat my beloved mother even in death, because he couldn't manage it while she was alive. And of course, nothing should happen to my grandma either.

But thanks a lot for the rest of the text! Very informative.

Maybe he's a nice guy... and caring towards Grandma

In family disputes, either two are involved, or one is so boring that not even RTL/2 would think of making a film about it. But it is simply a fact that some visit grandma constantly while you live at the other end of the country. That’s just how it is. And old people are constantly pampered in the hope of inheriting something or more. But they know that too, and as long as someone is fit, that will hardly happen. You can already prepare for a legal dispute when grandma dies... don’t know if there is legal protection insurance for that. If so, get one...

Just as a side note

After death, an heir can indeed dictate to the others that the estate be sold. This happened in our case, it depends on the rank. The only alternative is to pay out the higher-ranking heir, then the sale can be prevented.
Here, the brother had the farm sold against the wishes of the wife, all children, and grandchildren because we couldn’t even pay him out together. And there were not even economic difficulties here; it was purely financial interest on the part of the brother.
Therefore, my advice once again is to involve a professional, if grandma also considers it necessary.

Just as a side note

After death, an heir can indeed dictate to the others that the estate be sold. This happened with us, it depends entirely on the rank. The only alternative is to pay out the higher-ranking heir, then the sale can be prevented.
Here, the brother had the farm sold against the will of the wife, all children, and grandchildren, because we couldn't even pay him out together. And there were not even economic hardships, it was purely financial interest on the part of the brother.
That’s why I advise again to involve a professional if grandma also considers it necessary.

But it’s tough. Could you not or did you not want to?

Just as a side note

After death, an heir can indeed impose on the others that the estate be sold. This happened with us, and it depends entirely on the order of rank. The only alternative is to buy out the higher-ranking heir, then the sale can be prevented.
Here, the brother had the farm sold against the will of the wife, all the children, and grandchildren because we couldn't even pay him out together. And there were not even any financial difficulties here; it was purely money interest on the part of the brother.
That’s why I’ll say again: involve a professional if grandma also considers it necessary.

the heirs naturally have a right to their inheritance. A property is usually sold or one of the heirs takes it over and pays out the others. Nevertheless, all heirs registered in the land register must sign the purchase contract. Consequently, none of the heirs can be cheated regarding an untrue purchase price (which was the specific issue here).

if the family (deceased/wife) were so stupid as not to have a will, then that’s just their bad luck. When married, a will without a notary etc. is totally doable without issues. If you have contentious relatives, you do it a bit more formally with a credible witness (e.g. a lawyer). The internet reveals how to create secure wills yourself...

otherwise, the brother of the deceased has nothing to do with the wife of the deceased and her relatives. So why should he take any consideration if even direct relatives are fighting each other over money? And money doesn’t stink, even if you don’t need it at first.
Of course, it could have been handled differently…

I deliberately wrote "could." The family made many more attempts to secure funding, but it simply was not enough.

Regarding Payday:
Well, of course I don’t know what kinds of family relationships exist elsewhere, but here an uncle and great-uncle is already a close family relationship, and until day X we were a closely connected extended family and very regularly together at that very farm. Actually during every holiday, even the short ones. No one could understand what got into him.
Plus, the whole family renovated and expanded the farm through joint and arduous work and financial effort, which he then sold profitably and without financial distress.

What my great-uncle did was simply unethical and despicable.
But karma is a bitch... he has already paid for the last 30 years with loneliness and is now sick, virtually blind and alone in his own squalor, because he can no longer move and no one cares about his fate. That’s how it can go.