Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

ownership of home

I am inheriting a home which is not yet fully paid. How do we change the name of the deed/ what is involved/tax implications


Asked on 7/16/08, 11:52 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mitchell Roth MW Roth, Professional Law Corporation

Re: ownership of home

You don't change the name on the deed. If the home was owned by a trustee of a living trust, the successor trustee deeds the property. If not, the property has to be probated. A probate is a lawsuit that settles the question of what happens to the property of the decedent.

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Answered on 7/19/08, 3:07 pm


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