Q: What happens to a person's property if they were married with both names on the deed, then they divorced, and then died
Died while waiting for their share?
Then the other name sells with quit claim deed, cheating the dead person's heirs by not informing them that they had an inheritance? How do I get my dead mommas inheritance? Daddy never told us, now I have the warrenty deed with mommas name, and the quitclaim, where daddy sold a $200.000 home for $10.000, and giving away my mommas half, failing to mention her death. Now these people won't leave because they've invested money into a property that my mommas name remains. I just found this out a week ago. I want to expose the fact that their hiding my mothers name on Warrenty with quit claim deed. I want to show that the heirs by law still have right to mommas share
A: It depends on the terms of the divorce decree and the way the deed was written. Whoever was entitled to the property in the divorce decree can sell it under most circumstances. Schedule a free consultation so an attorney can review the divorce decree and the deed.
A: The property may have became the sole property of dad because of the divorce. I recommend that you retain a lawyer to look into this matter for you, before you get too far invested in it.
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