Nyc Is Blocking Estate Inheritance Due To Lack Of Evidence As The Sole Heir

Location: New York City

Hi, my story begins with my Grandmother Brenda (born in 1920s) who had about 10 brothers and sisters but she would move alone to NYC in the 1950s where she married her first husband Josh and later would have their only child James who would later become my father

After Brenda first husband Josh died, her and her son (my soon to be father) would later move into a home in Brooklyn with her second husband Paul

Paul’s eventually dies also and the house in inherited by Brenda, where her and James would live the rest of their lives.

James eventually Meets a woman named Denise who moved to NYC from Alabama (my soon to be mother) and she moves into the house in Brooklyn with Brenda

Eventually I am to be born from my parents James and Denise but within 2-3 years of my age my father James died. Leaving me, my mother Denise and my Grandmother Brenda living in the house in Brooklyn just us

Around the time Im 18 years old my Grandmother got sick and couldn’t afford to take care of the house and keep payments up, she gave the house to her church who allowed all of us to live their free of rent and mortgage charges. When my grandmother passed the church offered to transfer the house into my mother’s name. However my mother also eventually died before this process happens. By time Im 24/25 ive been living in the house myself for about 3 years and the church made me an offer

This was a verbal offer from a trusted church mate that ive grown up around named George. George said the offer would be to transfer the house into my name where I’ll have to handle all responsibilities (mortgage and taxes payments etc) or I move out the home. They sell the home and give me x% of money from the sale. I opted with the latter options

I didn’t have my own lawyer and George recommended me to someone to help

Me and my lawyer agreed to a % of money from the inheritance he would get, but only if completed. At this point he has technically been working with no compensation

The house has been sold and the money promised needs due diligence to process before getting released

I have provided every possible evidence I can to insure Im the sole heir

My mother and father only had one child Me.

My grandmother only had one child (my father)

Ive provided birth certificates and death certificates of each person mentioned that states this information. I even managed to someone how find my grandfather Paul (the original house owner) death certificate and proof he was married to my grandmother

The court is saying this isn’t enough and needs a disinterested party member to give an affidavit that my father was an only child. This person used was George the trusted person ive been dealing with throughout this process but they rejected his statement

They said someone from the fathers side must give an affidavit but i am 2 generations removed from that side of the family. And even if I did someone find these estranged family members and they actually agreed to do it, their testimony wouldn’t even be any better than a complete stranger because anyone alive wouldn’t even know of my Father

My lawyer says his hands are tied here and pretty much is giving up. Im think of offering him a higher % for his time spent to help push this case through. However what are the chances this case is honestly just dead in the water and there’s nothing he can actually do to push this