Legal Question in Family Law in Ohio

quit claim deeds

Aproximately 8 years ago my mother in law died leaving a house worth approximately 60,000 equally to her 4 children. One brother lived in the house and the other 3 quit claimed the house to him with understanding that if he moved out of the house and sold it that they would receive 15,000 each. He recently moved to Florida, sold the house, and sent none of the proceeds to his brothers and sister. Can the brothers and sister recover if he does not offer to share? He received consideraly more than 60,000.


Asked on 11/27/04, 4:24 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Frank Rozanc Frank J. Rozanc, Esq.

Re: quit claim deeds

The siblings have to sue him, and prove the existence of an agreement to split the proceeds. Once they transferred everything to him, they went beyond the probate process, and they must prove that there was agreement, and that they reasonably relied on same.

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Answered on 11/27/04, 4:54 pm


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