Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

Father died before Adding Daughter to property deed as promised

Question: When a father tells his daughter that he is going to sign her name on to the property deed time and again, but never gets to it before he passes. Can this verbal promise be forced upon her mother to add her name as a grant deed and allow her farming rights even after a brother in law types up a contract for her brother to continue to farm the property with out the daughters consent or knowledge of said contract . There are at least 5 witnesses to the fact of hearing him say that his daughter was to be given the property more than once. Now her brother and sister which already received their property lots free and clear before refinanceing them a couple of times do not want to see this happen. I have about $90,000.00 invested in the remodeled house on said property. What is our recourse? This has become a very bad situation. Please advise, thank you.


Asked on 12/15/05, 12:16 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Linden Scott H. Linden, Esq.

Re: Father died before Adding Daughter to property deed as promised

Maybe a contractual suit under detrimental reliance. If you invested that much under the promise that it was to be directed to you, at the very least you should be able to recover your costs and possibly an increase in the value of your addition(s).

Please contact me directly to explain your situation in better detail.

Scott

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Answered on 12/15/05, 8:09 pm


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