<prompt> Human: As I stated above, my mom just died, I have been living with her for the last 15 years, but she left no will. I have two brothers who are looking to me to take care of everything and so I have started looking into the probate process.So far I have come up with this information:1. I have to apply to the probate court to become the executoradministrator of her estate.2. I need to draw up an itemized list of the value of her accounts, personal property and real estate. 3. I need to notify her pension that she is deceased.4. I need to notify her creditors that she is deceased.5. I need, in good faith, as the executor, discharge the estate to satisfy all of her debts in order of precedence as prescribed by state law.Heres my questions. After looking at her finances, wow did she leave a lot of debt. Currently, I have found about 62k in credit card debt and about 40k in mortgage debt but also that she has about 85k in equity in her house. Will the mortgage be considered a debtliabilty that I can assume take over paying the mortgage and continue living in the house, or am I likely to have to sell the house to use the equity and satisfy the non-mortgage parts of her debt?Also, could the administrator myself of the estate, petition the court to protect the property against creditors on behalf of the child resident also myself, because requiring its sale would leave the child me again homeless?Unfortunately for me, it seems mom left me with a bit of a mess and some insight would help. Thanks all!  <response>: OP, first off, Im so sorry for the loss of your Mom.Secondly, you should really, really invest in a consultation with an estate attorney. Depending on what state you live in, you could possibly inherit the house regardless of the debt. It would be well worth the money for a consult. Best wishes. 