Albany, GA asked in Probate for Georgia

Q: A piece of property was WILL to my brother and I back in December 2015 after the lost of our father.

In December 2016, I did a quit claim deed to this brother. The reason was for getting a home improvement loan so I thought that would allow me the fix the property up, because I had no job and my credit wasn't up to speed, I was told to do the quit claim so the process would move faster. The brother I quit claim the deed to has retired after 34 years and has two homes he owns out right. Thought, it was the right thing to do. Now, after 2 years this brother is trying to get me out of the resident period, because I gave up my share with this quit claim. I feel like I was taking advantage of, lied too. This brother was the executor of my father's will and did execute the will after my father's passed. I was the one to reside and take care of my father from the time he returned home and passed away, September 2015-December 2015 and have resided in the resident since then, my brother resides with his family in the Atlanta area.

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2 Lawyer Answers
P. Justin Thrailkill
P. Justin Thrailkill
Answered
  • Probate Lawyer
  • Fayetteville, GA
  • Licensed in Georgia

A: If you quitclaimed the property to him it is his to do as he pleases.

David Edward Boyle
David Edward Boyle
Answered
  • Monroe, GA
  • Licensed in Georgia

A: If you gave a quit claim deed to someone else that means you gave up your interest in the property described in the quit claim deed. It is equivalent to selling your interest in the land.

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