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My mother has been divorced for 25 years and my father hasn't been heard from in the last 20. The house still has both of their names on it though. How can she get the house put into her name only?

Submitted: 436 days and 17 hours ago.
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St. Petersburg, Florida

Posted by psimmons 436 days and 17 hours ago.

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Can you tell me which state she is in and which state the house is in

436 days and 17 hours ago.

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She and the house are in Florida.

Posted by psimmons 436 days and 17 hours ago.

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I'm sorry, one more question

At the time of the divorce, was the house awarded to either mom or her ex?

436 days and 17 hours ago.

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It was awarded to her. She has been living there the entire time.

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Thanks for the chance to assist and sorry for the delay

If your husband's name is on the deed, you will need either his signature or a court order to modify the deed.

If you have a copy of the divorce decree, I would take that to a local real estate attorney and attempt to get that recorded to show the title in your mom's name alone. Short of that, you will not be able to remove the father from the deed. If your mother were to die today, he would still be on the deed and I suspect it would be a mess to sort out with the prior divorce decree.

Please let me know if you have any more questions and if not please accept so I can get credit

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