[WSBARP] Divorce Decree Silent as to Ownership of House

[Jeff at bellanddavispllc.com]

Listmates:

 

In 1994, H & W buy home under a Real Estate Contract.  On December 9, 2010,
H & W divorce finalized.  In the "do-it-yourself" decree, there is no
mention of who gets the home.  Home remains in both names, but H continues
to live on the property.  October, 2022, H dies.  No probate has been filed.
W wants her name off the property.  If H were alive a quit claim deed to him
would suffice.  However, there is no one to "accept" the deed.  What can be
done?  There is a child, who, I presume, could open a probate, accept the
deed then sell the property for the estate.  Have any of you run into this
problem?

 

Jeff

 

W. Jeff Davis

BELL & DAVIS PLLC

Attorneys at Law
P.O. Box 510

720 E. Washington Street, Suite 105
Sequim WA 98382
Phone: (360) 683.1129 
Fax: (360) 683.1258 
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