Posted on: 14th Jan, 2010 05:48 am
My father in law recently passed away. Going through his paperwork we discovered that he had two quit claim deeds and signed them to my wife, WITHOUT HER KNOWLEDGE. Are these legally binding without her signature? Without her knowledge? She is the sole heir of his estate, and the only person in the will.
A deed must be delivered to the grantee to be effective. Since she "discovered" the deeds with you, that may be an effective delivery. In any event, as the sole heir, the properties are hers anyway.
and your wife would not need to sign anything. the only signature on a quit claim deed would be that of the owner(s) - the grantor(s).
as the recipient, your wife is the grantee.
as the recipient, your wife is the grantee.
