Being Sued For Property From A Deceased Family Member That I Own None Of.

Location: Connecticut (main), Florida, Oregon.

My aunt passed away last year, in Connecticut. In November, myself and my sister were sent letters stating that there were unpaid debts that needed to be settled or they'd move on to foreclosure. Neither myself or my sister are in my aunt's will, and neither of us are inheriting her condo. So we did nothing, as her debts aren't our responsibility.

However, we now are getting letters from the state of Connecticut saying that we are being sued and we are "in danger of losing your property."

I live in Florida, my sister is in Oregon. Neither of us want the condo, and neither of us have lived there ever. Neither of us have lived in that state for many years at all. In fact, the only person living there IN the condo was our cousin, who has conveniently disappeared after my aunt died. She was also listed on the papers about being sued, as well as another cousin. So in total, myself, my sister, and 2 cousins are listed as heirs and are being sued.

I have been unemployed for nearly a year and I cannot afford an attorney, nor can I afford to pay these debts - which, frankly, I shouldn't have to. But I am scared because I am already on the edge of being homeless and stressed enough about not being able to find work, much less dealing with being sued.

What am I supposed to do? I don't want to just ignore being sued or having to make a court appearance. This paperwork is claiming it's MY property even though I never lived there and never paid into the condo in any form. Please help.

Edited to add in: My aunt had no will at all, nor any sort of legal paperwork.

ETA 2: 'Cousin' is a bit loose of a term - it seems the two other people were my great grandmother's sister's children's bloodline, or something to that effect. Our family tree is a bit confusing because a lot of us had no proper relationship with each other and didn't know much about one another, or our family histories.

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Thank you to all who have replied. I'm going to take a break from reading responses at the moment because of the stress but I will see them all.