Q: Need to transfer ownership of home from mother in law to my husband. We need to start paying arrears in property taxes
My mother in law passed away last summer, and my husband is her only child and living family. We need to figure out how to transfer ownership of her home and vehicle quickly because she hadn't paid property taxes for many years so we need to get on a payment plan of some kind as well as need to try and apply for a grant to fix the roof now that we reside in the home. If we could be told how to do this, what forms to fill out and file our selves or anyone will to assist pro bono it would be fantastic. We are already fighting my cancer and and our daughters severe epilepsy. Thank you so much
A:
You do not need to complete transfer of title to either the home or the car to pay the property taxes, though paying them gives no ownership rights.
The DMV has an Affidavit of Heirship form.
While a court will not enforce it until it has been in the county clerk's deed records for five years, many title companies will accept an Affidavit of Heirship signed by the heir and two witnesses who knew the deceased for at least 10 years.
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