[Jackie-O]

No death Certificate has been issued yet, and until the trial is over, that house is Scott's, but if he is convicted of killing his wife, it will be turned over to Laci's heirs.
Until all this is resolved, that certainly doesent mean the Petersons have any right to claim anything in that home. No one does.

[candeee]

I repeat, unless Laci left a will, Scott is her sole heir. If he is convicted of murder, he is still her heir.

[Defiant]

No death Certificate has been issued yet, and until the trial is over, that house is Scott's, but if he is convicted of killing his wife, it will be turned over to Laci's heirs.

Not true. The house is Scotts, as his sole property, now that the other joint owner is dead. The certificate does not make it his, her death does. The certificate is only one form of evidence of her death.

A convicted murderer does not forfeit his property. Laci's heirs will have to sue Scott for wrongful death, and win, and then collect on the judgment by foreclosing the house, before they will gain possession of the house. The auction must be held in a commercially reasonable manner, to maximize the amount received so that the judgment can be reduced by that amount. Someone will come along and pay a lot of money at the auction for the house. The Rochas will likely never own that house.