Q: I inherited my mother’s house when she passed how do I transfer the deed into my name? The estate was settled in 2013.

A: Contact the attorney who helped you with this probate case. That is something the attorney should have helped you accomplish.

A: Hire a lawyer to draft a deed transferring title from the Estate to you. You sign on behalf of the estate as the Personal Representative. It's a fairly simple process and most lawyers charge between $250-500.00.

A: I echo the other attorney comments about contacting a real estate attorney to assist with this if you did not have an estate attorney do this when the estate was administered. My firm handles these kinds of deeds for a flat fee, as do many other attorneys. Your attorney may ask to see a copy of the Letters of Administration and the final report or accounting showing the property distribution before preparing the deed.

In most cases it is not necessary to re-open a closed estate, so long as the paperwork filed with the court showed the property distribution.

I wanted to add onto the comments to note something that often happens with a delay of a few years between the owner's death and the new deed recording -- if the property was listed as the decedent's principal residence and the deed out of the estate is filed more than a year later, the county may require a "recapture" of any homestead tax credit. The amount of credit will vary, but is something to be aware of before you start the process.

While not legal advice, I hope that this information helps.