My mother is in the process of getting her legal documents in order; she contacted an attorney for advice to put all children on house after she passes a few years ago, somehow a sibling got deed transferred in her name without mothers knowledge and it's been a back and forth issue for years now. Sibling refuses to change over deed, has taken out a loan to fix up house and mom is furious. She is not well, on a fixed income and cannot afford and attorney. If the documents were falsified, how can she get her house back and do she needs to pay any back taxes that is owed if her name was removed from the deed?Need help for aging mother
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My mother is in the process of getting her legal documents in order; she contacted an attorney for advice to put all children on house after she passes a few years ago, somehow a sibling got deed transferred in her name without mothers knowledge and it's been a back and forth issue for years now. Sibling refuses to change over deed, has taken out a loan to fix up house and mom is furious. She is not well, on a fixed income and cannot afford and attorney. If the documents were falsified, how can she get her house back and do she needs to pay any back taxes that is owed if her name was removed from the deed?
Why not contact the attorney and have your mother retain him to send correspondence regarding this forged deed? That will at least preserve the evidence for a challenge that the deed may have been transferred without your mother's consent. But first - how do you KNOW that the deed was forged? You need to (a) pull the deed on the property and inspect it, and (b) speak to your mother to find out the whole story. If anyone thinks this doesn't happen, think again. In an estate law case I handled an eventual executrix simply forged the testator's name on the deed and became the new owner of the property. It was a shocking wake-up call. But before you jump to conclusions (this deed was signed with an X!!!), do the homework and find out if your mother transferred the deed in a weak moment or due to undue influence. Good luck!
Thank you for your response. My mother has contacted the attorney to get this resolved, he in turn has sent numerous letters to sister which she refuses to oblige to. It is beyond all of us how this has transferred without my mother's presence and how is she to get the house back in her name. This has been going on for over four years now. Is there a statute of limitations as far as legal matters if this ends up in court?
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