Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
If I gifted joint tenancy to my foster daughter and she leaves the area without my knowledge can I remove her name from the grant deed?
Asked on 9/07/17, 4:41 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Bryan Whipple
Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law
No. It makes no difference whether one co-owner is in contact with his/her other co-owners. Ownership is not lost by falling out of contact.
Answered on 9/07/17, 4:53 pm
Gary R. White
Burton & White
Once the gift deed for joint ownership was recorded your foster daughter became an owner of the property. Since she is an owner of the property she will have to sign any new deed changing ownership to the property.
Answered on 9/08/17, 3:59 pm