Posted on: 25th Feb, 2013 05:41 pm
My father-in-law was given a deed to property. The owner of the land was on his death bed when he gave the deed to my father-in-law. He passed away before any legal action was taken with the deed. As far as we know there is no living heirs. The catch is that the deceased owner's mother is also on the deed but she is deceased also. We are now trying to get the property. We are going to meet with a lawyer to see what action we need to take. But was wanting other advice before hand.
Hi lola_woodson!
Welcome to forums!
You are taking the right step by contacting a lawyer. It would have been better if the previous owner would have filed an affidavit of heirship at the county recorder's office and removed his deceased mother's name from the property deed.
Feel free to ask if you've further queries.
Sussane
Welcome to forums!
You are taking the right step by contacting a lawyer. It would have been better if the previous owner would have filed an affidavit of heirship at the county recorder's office and removed his deceased mother's name from the property deed.
Feel free to ask if you've further queries.
Sussane
Hi lola,
In your situation, it will be better if you could get in touch with a real estate attorney and take his opinion in this regard.
Thanks
In your situation, it will be better if you could get in touch with a real estate attorney and take his opinion in this regard.
Thanks