Posted on: 30th Oct, 2007 12:02 pm
While my exhusband and I were still married, his mother passed away and left her house to her children. We have since divorced and his family has settled after years of litigation with one of the sisters. They have now sold the house and in closing they are requesting me to sign a quick claim deed. I believe I am intitled to my half of the money my ex will receive from this sale, since we were married at the time. So if I sign the quick deed am I am giving this right up? What happens if they can't close as scheduled because I won't sign the quick deed?
since you have an ownership right then yes signing the deed may exclude you from some or all of those rights. i recommend firstly, and attorney, secondly, there is nothing stopping you from attending the closing and signing as an owner just like everyone else. the quit claim transfers your ownership to whoever you quit claim to. they need your signature to sell that implies your ownership (which you must have because they need the quit claim deed) so why sign the deed away when you could just sign at closing and get part of your money.
like i said this situation sounds complicated and an attorney is always the best consultation to seek.
like i said this situation sounds complicated and an attorney is always the best consultation to seek.
Signing the deed you will give all your rights to the person you are quit claiming. And if you won't sign the deed then they could not sale the house to any body. Better to consult attorney too.
Hi,
Eric is right. If you sign a quitclaim deed, you will transfer your share of property to them and you cannot claim any money at the time of closing. As the co-owner of the property, you can sign to sell the property and claim your share of money. You should take help from an attorney regarding this matter.
Thanks,
Larry
Eric is right. If you sign a quitclaim deed, you will transfer your share of property to them and you cannot claim any money at the time of closing. As the co-owner of the property, you can sign to sell the property and claim your share of money. You should take help from an attorney regarding this matter.
Thanks,
Larry