Here is my situation, I need advice.
My name is Kevin. I'm 21 and my sister 18.
My father owned 2-3 apartments in Dominican Republic. He also owned 2 homes here in the U.S. My parents divorced early in 1997 and right before his death, he decided to remove his name from all the things he owned here in the US prior to the divorece to avoid 50% of anything to going to my mother. He passed away August of 1997. One of the US houses he put under my cousins name and after his death, she moved in, lived there for about 8 years and then sold the property. I know all this because it so happened to be the house next door to my home. We were not entitled to anything even though everyone in the family including my cousin knew he never "gave" her the house, he was not planning on dying anytime soon and thus she ended up with it.
The 2 or 3 apartments in DR are currently under the control of my uncle. Since my father's death, his children (my cousins) have been tenants in those apartments. My sister and I have NEVER received any compensation from those apartments.
I spoke to my uncle 3 years ago, when I turned 18. He agreed to handing in the apartments to my sister and I since we are the rightful owners. However, when I went to visit him to get ownership transfer process started, he said we could not do it because my sister was not 18.
Now my sister is 18 and I am 21, when we called him he asked that we go with an attorney in order to do things "the right way".
I am afraid that if he passes away, my sister and I will never be entitled to anything with all the time that has passed since my fathers death. Are we still entitled to those apartments, and if so will it still be possible to claim anything from any of the above information?
My father owned many homes, was basically the financial fidicuiary/financial loaner for a casino in DR, and my family has managed to conceal everything from my sister and I, and tell us that he left nothing when he died. The only inheritance received was an UCE college ring, and a neckalce charm he used to own.
I find it unjust, immoral, and I would like to know if I have any hope in recovering anything.
Thank you,
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