Contents of a home quitclaimed

A deed usually conveys just the real property—the land, improvements and things attached to the ground or improvements (like the furnace and built-in appliances).  Most physical personal property is transferred less formally by a bill of sale—less formal because the bill of sale is not recorded anywhere. Vehicles are transferred by title and intangible personal property like shares of stock may have certificates.  The boyfriend’s daughters have a right to call for probating his estate and, as part of that, an inventory of the personal property he owned at his death.  An obvious question is whether the boyfriend left a will.  If so, it will control who gets what.  If not, then the rules of intestacy would favor his children as his heirs.