My parents bought a home in 1954 and separated a few years later. My father later married a widow who had two children from a prior marriage. Are they entitled to the proceeds form the sale of my parents' house?

Q: My parents bought a home in 1954 and then separated a few years later. I am one of the six children from that marriage. Even though my parents never divorced, my father later married a widow who had two children from a prior marriage. My parents and my father's second wife have all died, and we are selling our parents' house for $80,000. The problem is the title company says that my father's two "stepchildren" should each get one-eighth of the proceeds. The buyer of the house thinks we should find another title company. What do you suggest?

A: I agree that you should try to find a new title company. You may get lucky and find........

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