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<p class="MsoNormal">I have a decedent who left a specific gift of real estate to a charity in his Will. I am confident the charity will want to list the property for sale as soon as they receive it. Unfortunately, it appears that the decedent’s spouse is still
listed as a joint owner on the last vesting deed – a new quitclaim deed was never recorded after the divorce. Given that the divorce was decades ago and no one kept in contact with the ex-spouse, tracking her down for a quitclaim deed would not be ideal. Has
anyone run into a situation like this? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Given the PR’s responsibility to transfer the decedent’s property to the appropriate beneficiaries, is it enough to simply execute a PR deed transferring the decedent’s interest in the property to the beneficiary? Or does the PR owe a greater
duty to the beneficiary when transferring such property? And what is the most efficient way to tackle a situation like this?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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