Posted on: 16th Jul, 2010 03:35 pm
My step Mother secretly quit claim deeded my dads house into her name while he was sick in the hospital. the house was owned by my father before they were ever married and is/was his sole and seperate asset. what can we do th get the house back. Now she is holding the house ramsom for some perssonal items she thinks our family took from her
Hi maroddy,
If your father had signed a quit claim deed and transferred the property to her, then she will be considered as the owner of the property and you cannot force her to surrender her ownership. If you do so, it would be considered as illegal. However, if she has transferred the property into her name using any fraudulent means, then that would be considered as illegal. In that case, you can contact a real estate attorney and take his opinion regarding getting back the property in your name.
Thanks
If your father had signed a quit claim deed and transferred the property to her, then she will be considered as the owner of the property and you cannot force her to surrender her ownership. If you do so, it would be considered as illegal. However, if she has transferred the property into her name using any fraudulent means, then that would be considered as illegal. In that case, you can contact a real estate attorney and take his opinion regarding getting back the property in your name.
Thanks