Q: In Oregon, the personal representative did not transfer the title to property, and the estate has closed. What can I do?
My little sister was the personal representative of my late parents estate. She did an alright job I guess, but one thing she forgot to do was to transfer the title to my name for my parents house and land that it sits on. Probate has since closed and I am not able to afford the tranfer and would like to sell it before I lose it to taxes. I took the house in lieu of cash from my inheritance and have found that I can't afford the month to month bills and what not. But, since probate has closed am I stuck with something that I can't sell, or can I make my sister pay for the tranfer, or something else? Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time on this.
A:
Actually if the final Judgment in the Probate adequately described the house and awarded it to you then you have all the legal documentation you need to sell the house. By adequate, the final judgment would need to reference the legal description of the property. This is something an Attorney can easily check on for you by looking at court records on line or you can go down to the court house and ask to see the probate file.
I have no idea what you mean that you can't afford the transfer. It sounds like all you need is paperwork from the court which confirms that the house was distributed to you. If this detail was missing in the probate paper work you might be able to file a supplemental judgment for the court to sign. But you will need an Attorney to help you with that.
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