Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Texas
Legal Owner of Property
My 90 yr old grandmother unknowingly signed her inherited property away to her niece. The niece needed the signature of the person on the deed of the acre (my great-grandmother, who was long since deceased) in order to build her own mother a Jim Walter Home on the acre. My 90 yr old grandmother signed her deceased mother's name on the paperwork. It turns out that the niece now has legal rights to the property and has used the land as collateral several time,s and now has the acre up for sale. Is there anything we can do to fix this situation, especially if we can provide proof that my great-grandmother was deceased at the time the signature was written? What would be our first step? Is there an organization that would provide us with legal services with little or no fee?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Legal Owner of Property
If the niece refuses to voluntarily give up the property, a suit may be necessary to get the property back in your grandmother's name. While I don't know anyone that will do such work free or for a nominal fee, many lawyers work on a contingency basis. You might well find one to handle the case for an interest in the land, depending on what it is worth.
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