Q: My cousin is gifting me some land In Mississippi. The land is in her husband name and he’s no longer living.
The land is in the husbands estate and she lives in Louisiana. What needs to be done to get this transferred. She has two kids too.
A: When land transfers and a deceased person is involved, my usual answer is to hire a probate/succession lawyer to consult and possibly hire-----you want to make sure the transfer is correctly done and thus the reason you should have legal counsel. Add in the additional factor of the land being out of state, then this only reinforces my recommendation. If the husband succession or probate has been opened, then you need to contact a lawyer licensed in the state where it was opened. If the succession/probate has not been opened, then I would recommend that you start by contacting a succession/probate attorney licensed in the state where the husband resided at time of death. Good luck.
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