Q: My mom signature was forged 15 years ago on a quit claim deed document. Is there anything we can legally do now?
My mom and dad got divorced in 2005 and decided the house would go to me or my dad had to sell it and split the profits. My dad lied and said he sold it to my sister, but what really happened was my sister forged my moms name and also notarized the quit claim deed in 2007 saying my mom was giving my dad the property. My mom didn’t know the document existed until a few years later. She didn’t take legal action then because I was a child. I’m now an adult and we would like to attempt to take some form of legal action. Are we able to do anything about the forgery 15 years later? Or is it too late? We have the documents to prove the forgery. Thanks!
A: Most fraud has a statute of limitations date of four years from the date of discovery. It sounds like you are well past the statute of limitations to contest the fraudulent deed.
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