Q: My mom / dad cosigned a house together they split up was never married my mom made all the payments she passed away last
Month i paid the remaining balance they they sented the title to me but my dads name is still on it and he wont sign it over to me what should i do im the only child i own the land as well
A: We'd need much more precision to be able to advise you. If title was in the name of both of your parents and was purchased during the marriage and they never divorced or altered title before your other died, then your father has title. Your or your mother's payments are probably irrelevant. If the property is held as tenancy in common, and if they weren't married, and if you are the only heir at law, and if there is no will, you may have a right to an interest in the property. If you have an interest in the property, you may have a right to sale in lieu of partition which you may be able to enforce independently or when you open a proper probate estate. The best bet is to start with a Virginia real estate lawyer, pull a title abstract, and evaluate title.
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