Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Minnesota

Remove and add name to deed or title of a house
Hi,my husband past away Dec,2006 we together owned a house... what I need to know is what do I need to do to have my son's name put on the deed-title to the house and have my husbands taken off.... Both my husbands name and mine are on the deed-title now .I am not sure what area of the law this in ,Hope u can help me ty and God bless

Asked on 11/08/07, 5:06 pm

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Steven Vatndal Law Office of Steven J. Vatndal

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Re: Remove and add name to deed or title of a house

I first need to know how you and your husband held title: does the deed say you own in "as tenants in common" or as "joint tenants" or sometning else?

If it's as joint tenants, all you need to do is record an affidavit as to his death. If it's tenancy in common, a probate may need to be opened.

Did he have a will? Was there already a probate?

Once you are the only one on the title, you can usually add someone else by recording a quit-claim deed, naming them as either a joint tenant or a tenant in common.

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Answered on 11/09/07, 7:19 am

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