Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

Re: deed

Your mother's estate must be administered. You and your family members should go to the Office of the Register of Wills in the County in PA where she lived. The Register of Wills' staff will give you the documents you need to open the estate [start probate] and give you basic instructions. They cannot give you legal advice.

Without estate administration, no one has legal authority to change title to the house.

You may qualify for free legal services, check with the Community Legal Services office in that county.

This response is not legal advice, since I do not have all of the information that would be required, and I do not have a representation agreement with you.

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