Q: My mother had a survivorship dead with a former lover she out lived him but I was never able to change the name on deed
Before her death or have paper filed placing the 20 acres in a grandsons name due to her death. What will I have to do to get it put in my or the grandsons name I was Power of Attorney for her at time of death will I need siblings approval. The grandson and I have paid bills and taxes at her 20 acres without any assistance from my siblings. I was unable to get death notice for her ex due to covid and record dept wanting a different copy of deed due to a mark on the copy she had.
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A: It sounds like you are not the only heir at law. Hire an OK attorney to search title, determine heirship. and then the heirs can come to an agreement about who is to have fee, continue to share ownership as tenants in common, or partition it. POA ended at principal's death.
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