Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Illinois
Change Real Estate Deed Name from Joint Ownership
My mother and father jointly owned a house with the deed in showing as joint ownership with rights of survival. My father died, and my mother wants to change the deed to her name in joint ownership with rights of survival with her son.
She does not want to sell the property in order to change the names. Since my father died, the ownership transfer to her automatically. So she is technically the surviving owner. She wants to change the name to show herself and her son as joint owners with rights of survival.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Change Real Estate Deed Name from Joint Ownership
She should discuss the ramifications with an attorney, would, after discussing the situation with her, would prepare a deed conveying the property to mother and son.