Q: Do I need a real estate lawyer to add a name to an existing property title?
I am primary caregiver for my grandfather, and have a PoA for him. I am taking over all aspects of his finances, to include taxes. I would like to add my name to the property title, both because I am living with him and to make it easier to access and pay the property taxes, as well as to secure funding for house repairs and such, and I really do not understand the forms and instructions available on the county website.
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A: You are in a fiduciary relationship, so a conveyance to you might be set aside. Hire an attorney to talk to GF and see if he is competent enough to convey a life estate/ remainder deed or some other estate. Just using the POA to convey to yourself could be very bad later on.
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