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My wife's mother passed away and we need the ownership placed into my wife's name. She has the will and all papers as needed. Do we need legal help or can we complete this on our own? The home value is about $225,000.00
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Maryellen Sullivan
The anwer depends on the details, but the first step is to file for probate of the Will and get whoever is named in the Will appointed as executor/personal representative of your mother-in-law's estate. If the house was in her name only, it is a probate asset controlled by her Will. Estate expenses will have to be paid, but the executor of the estate will have the legal authority to sign a deed distributing the house to whoever is named in the Will as the beneficiary of the estate. You will need someone to draft the deed for you, but you should be able to probate the Will without an attorney. Nolo.com has good, basic information about the process, and I imagine that the probate court for the area also provides forms and information. Good luck.
Answered on Mar 11th, 2017 at 11:12 AM