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Clearing title on a missing heir - Ohio

Upon a death, real property was deeded from mother to daughters. One daughter bought out all the other daughters except for one. The one exception moved with no forwarding address many years before the death of the original holder. Whereabouts are have never been known. It has been over fifteen years. How can this missing person be cleared from the title?


Asked on 8/07/01, 11:43 pm

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Mary Ann Wunder Wunder & Wunder

Re: Clearing title on a missing heir - Ohio

You probably need to file a complaint to quiet title and serve the missing person by publication. Such a lawsuit has the premise of requiring persons who you believe have an interest in the title to the property to come forward to prove his or her interest. In the event you do not know where this person is, you must give the best notice possible by publishing notice of your suit in the town this person was last known to reside in. This will be your least expensive option and also the one the law is designed to remedy. Otherwise you can hire a private detective to track the person down and try to get a deed signed.

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Answered on 8/08/01, 5:11 pm


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