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Q: If Pennsylvania court orders arbitration of case involving title to real property, should I seek Writ of Prohibition?

In a Pennsylvania case seeking monetary damages wherein the Complaint's allegations involve title to real property, the Judge has ordered the case to compulsory arbitration despite the statute's bar against sending cases to compulsory arbitration that involve title to real property.... View More

Mark Scoblionko
Mark Scoblionko
answered on Aug 16, 2016

You need to have the matter evaluated by a lawyer, who could them advise you what to file and where to file it.

Q: I am the administratrix of my late brother's estate. My nephew, heir to the estate does not want the property. He ...

turned 18 in March. Is there any way I can have my nephew sign a paper to say that, in effect and amongst other things, he will sign off on the property and not go back on his word (when I am ready to go to a title company)? It will cost close to $4000 to transfer title (which includes... View More

Mark Scoblionko
Mark Scoblionko
answered on Jun 27, 2016

Your nephew could renounce the gift of the property, and it would then pass by intestacy, since your brother did not have a Will. If that would occur, the property would pass to the intestate heirs. I assume that the nephew's mother was not your brother's wife. If she was a wife, even... View More

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