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The following suggests that not only can we refuse to inherit an unwanted timeshare, but we can also arrange to have the timeshare removed from the estate if the fees are more than the value of the timeshare. HOORAY! In the case of an estate, any existing liability must be paid. Maintenance fees due as of the death date must be paid as a liability.A person does not have to accept any inheritance if they do not want it. An estate can abandon a property such as a timeshare under most states' probate procedures. Abandonment is designed for assets with future liabilities greater than the value of the asset, such as annual maintenance fees. Ask a good probate lawyer about disclaimers and abandonment.In effect, all states have a procedure by which the heirs file a disclaimer and the executor files a notice of abandonment in probate court and the estate can be settled. The exact procedures vary from state to state, but they do exist. Probate law is very much about protecting families and other heirs, not throw good money after bad. Everyone needs to find a competent lawyer to avoid the pitfall of paying that which is not a just debt.Future maintenance fees are just future liabilities - the estate is only responsible for liabilities that existed at the time of death. If none of the heirs is willing to accept a portion of the inheritance, the executor can try to sell it or give it away -- after a reasonable effort to sell it or give it away with no takers, the estate can then abandon it.