Dear Mr. Premack: My wife is not on the deed for our house. I would like for her to be joint on the deed. This way if I pass away she has no problem? We are still paying on our home the mortgage is in ...

Q: My friend filled out a will before she married her last husband. She owned a house, and when she married she did a quitclaim deed with her husband. Does the will still stand or does the husband get ...

Q: My friend filled out a will before she married her last husband. She owned a house, and when she married she did a quitclaim deed with her husband. Does the will still stand or does the husband get ...

Q: My ex-spouse will sign a quitclaim deed to me on the house we lived in. Will that remove her name from the mortgage? Her name is not on the loan promissory note, but she did sign on the mortgage ...

Q I am writing in reference to your article published Feb. 15, 2004 called “Quitclaim deeds have specific purposes.” In that Q&A, the fiance wanted to file a quitclaim deed to separate himself from ...

Q: I am going through a divorce and keeping the house. How can I get my wife’s name off the mortgage and deed? — K.L., Oviedo A: Have her sign and then file a quit-claim deed to get her name off the ...

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Q: Is there any risk, concern or benefit to simply adding a child to title through a quitclaim deed (not replacing homeowner on title, but adding)? This child is the beneficiary and trustee/executor ...

Q: My ex-spouse will sign a quitclaim deed on the house. Will that remove her name from the mortgage? Her name is not on the loan promissory note, but she is on the mortgage and some of the other ...

A quitclaim deed is a legal document used to transfer ownership interest in a property without it being sold. They are often used in transactions between people who know each other well — a parent ...