Q: If I sold my parents property in Alabama while my father was living (mother deceased) is it heir property?
A: How can you sell something that is not yours? Your question is much too vague for any real estate attorney to answer over the internet. A lawyer will need to examine the title to see what rights, interests, and responsibilities all parties have regarding the real property. I strongly recommend that you gather all of the relevant deeds, including and especially the ones your father and mother (or possibly their ancestors) used to take title, and an up to date family tree starting with the individuals in your family who are grantees on all deeds that are recorded on the public record in the probate court of the county where the property is located. Only when you take all of these documents to a real estate attorney experienced in heir property issues will your question be appropriately answered.
Anthony M. Avery agrees with this answer
A: That Deed would be Champertous and Void on its face. There may even be criminal penalties, in addition to a very expensive suit to set aside the Deed.
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