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The fact that your grandfather ran away does not change any of his rights to collect under a will or under the laws of intestacy. There may, however, be many other factors that come into play here. For instance, if your grandfather was excluded from the wills of his ancestors, or the probate of some estate which he would otherwise have inherited has been closed without distribution to your grandfather, you may have an exceedingly difficult time recovering anything.

Generally you cannot receive your mom's pension.. most pensions automatically terminate when she dies. if you fail to notify them that she passes you could be charged with criminal fraud.

First, if the issuer of the power of attorney has died, so has the power of attorney, therefore taking away any power the sister thinks she has to sell any property of your mom's sister. Consider obtaining the assistance of a trust litigation attorney to protect your mother from the sister who is claiming she has the authority to sell the property.