'I'm worried we're losing control over the sale of our family farm'

"'The executor is friendly with the tenant and we fear it could be sold below market value' "

"Dear Mary Frances, I'm seeking some guidance on a situation that has become quite worrying for myself and my siblings. A number of years ago, a brother of ours passed away and left us the farm."

"All of us grew up on the farm and while we moved on, our brother, who had the strongest interest in farming, stayed at home and farmed with our father. He never married and, after our parents died, it was natural that he inherited the place."

Siblings inherited a family farm after a brother, who had cared for and farmed the property, died. The brother had inherited the farm from their parents and never married. The siblings grew up on the farm but later moved away while the brother remained to farm with their father. Concerns have arisen because the executor handling the estate appears to be friendly with a tenant. The siblings fear that the executor's relationship with the tenant could result in the farm being sold for less than its true market value.

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