Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

Re: deeds, divorce

If your father was required to transfer sole title to the home to your mother, and it was contained in a property settlement agreement or in a court order, your mother could try to enforce the agreement or order.

Have you or your mother spoken to him or been in contact with him recently? He may agree now to deed the title to your mother, who can then deed it to you.

You should have a real estate lawyer help with preparing the two deeds, including instructing you exactly how each deed should be signed and notarized.

You should also be aware that there will now be a transfer tax, based on the current property value, on the deed from your father to your mother, since it is so long after their divorce. The deed cannot be recorded without also paying the transfer tax. The tax amount varies, depending on the county where the property is located.