Surly Legal Eagles: selling property in a Guardianship

[Parliament 14293]

Welp, after all the crap I've said about the lawyers on this board, this is the first place I'm coming for help.  Apologies to everyone I've offended.

My father passed away two years ago and the house was in his and his second wife's name.  Last summer she went into the nursing home with dementia and her sister got a Guardianship over her financial interests last month.  Finally. 

She wants to sell the house, which is the right thing to do.  My three sisters (no pics) and I are on board with that.  Seems to me it would be cut and dried.  Widow owns the house outright, Guardian has authority.  Sell it.

Widow's sister has been working with a lawyer who specializes in Olds.  I don't know him, but he seems competent.  Widow forwarded me an email exchange she's having with him where he says,  I am hoping we can get the kids to sign waivers so you can sell the property without it going through a “Land Sale” with the Court.  A land sale is expensive and have to go through lots of hoops with the Court.

I'll be totally cool with that once I know what it is and what it means.  Can I get some help here?  I know your usual $3.50/hr fees apply.

ETA

This is a modest house.   $300k, tops.  There aren't enough assets to fight over.

[Dr Fear 1268]

This, folks, is why everyone should have a Power of Attorney that kicks in upon disability.

[Parliament 14293]

It's a shitshow.  She spent a year in the nursing home, just sane enough to barely say, "I'm not crazy."

[luke duke 6414]

It's a shitshow.  She spent a year in the nursing home, just sane enough to barely say, "I'm not crazy."

She sounds like she should post on Surly.

[cabowabo 4514]

Is this in Texas?  Sounds like the house is owned by your father's estate and his widow.  Was his estate probated?

[Parliament 14293]

21 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

Is this in Texas?  Sounds like the house is owned by your father's estate and his widow.  Was his estate probated?

Ohio.  I do not know if it was probated.  Oh.  Also.  She was the executor and hasn't executed the will.  As I said, it's a shitshow.