Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

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I did a fast calculation and didn't come up with $250,000. in payments, but it depends on the exact date when the house was bought. Did your father get a mortgage from you and record it? Did the payments include interest as well as the principal you borrowed?

Jointly owned property with right of survivorship automatically becomes the property of the surviving owner. Depending on the exact wording in the Deed, the property may not be part of your father's estate at all.

Unfortunately, his saying that you'd paid him in full without his writing it isn't proof, but you might not need proof.

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