Q: My parents are dead, father 1959 and mother 2001. I have resided in house since 1978. How do I have the deed change 2 me
No will for father or mother
A:
Why was this not done a long time ago?
When your mother died in 2001, I presume that she was the sole owner of the property at that time and she had not remarried. The question is, do you have any other brothers and sisters? Did your mother have a will at the time of her death?
If you are the sole heir, then you can take the existing deed to the property as well as death certificates of your parents and your mother's will, if any, to a real estate lawyer who could prepare a new deed.
If there are any other siblings, unless the property was willed to your solely, then the siblings would also have to be on the deed.
I suggest that you go and talk with a real estate attorney who practices in the county where the land is located.
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