I was made executor over my Mom and Dad, mom passed away 5 months ago, Dad just passed on April 27th, 2017. They put my name on their house and all accounts. They adopted my nephew at 5 years old, he moved out at 18, which he is now. Everything is still in the house, but now he is staying there and has changed the locks. Every time I go over there, he calls the police, they make me leave or threaten to take me to jail. I explained everything to them. Mom and Dad had no Will. Do I have the right to make him leave, and if so How? I can't even get their ashes that they wanted me to have. They said because his name and address matches their house, and mine does not, he can stay there, and I need to leave him alone.
Since your parents had no Will, then the house and other assets such as the bank accounts will need to go into the County Probate system, where a Probate Judge will decide who gets what. Since your nephew is adopted, he is also considered a heir. Nothing can be distributed, removed, sold, donated, etc until Probate is finished.
Was the house placed as co-owner along with your parents via a Quit Claim Deed, or were your parent's names removed and you were sole owner? There are pro and cons to this. It depends if your parents were of clear mind when this was done. One major thing is when it is time for you to sell the house, Capital Gains Taxes will pop up as the bases to calculate such gains goes all the way back to when your parents had bought the house.
If your parents had a Will, then the bases for calculation would be the market value of the house on the day you inherited. Since the house isn't your primary residence, it is an "investment property" thus the taxes could be higher. I know it can be very complicated :P
The way the nephew is responding makes it sound like that your parents might have promised him the house, forgetting that you were now owner or co-owner. Yes, this can become a tangled web. Time to consult an Elder Law Attorney.
I don't know that this is true (which is why I say See A Lawyer 🙂), but this isn't just a "nephew" if he has been adopted as a son. And with no will...? See an attorney to get proper input.
You can start with your local sheriff (sorry about the movie pun) as I know of one person that was able to get a man to leave her trailer with the sheriff's assistance.
In Mississippi, regardless of the will, I still had to go to do probate so I had to use a lawyer. The same lawyer can most likely address your situation as I'm pretty sure you will still need to do probate.
Good luck honey and sorry for your loss.