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My 84-year-old mother lives in Georgia who has a third grade education and is somewhat illiterate wanted to help her 43-year old grandson buy his first home. She thought she was co-signing a loan with him but instead he had her sign a quit claim deed which signed her house completely over to him. She was not given a copy of what she signed and she had no idea that is what he was doing. What recourse does she have in getting her deed back to her home?

Submitted: 278 days and 6 hours ago.

Category: Legal

Value: $15

Status: AWAITING CUSTOMER ACTION

College Park, Georgia

Already Tried:
Nothing yet just found out about this situation and not sure how to handle. Mother is very distraught that grandson has already deeded her home in his name.

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You would have to sue the grandson based upon Fraud to help your mother regain title to the house. You have to prove that she was not award of what she was doing and the fact that she is illiterate to the extent she could not have formed the legal intent to knowing transfer title the house. You need to do this quick before the grandson does something to affect the property or cause it to be transfered to another person.

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Expert:	Daniel Solutions
Pos. Feedback:	98.6 %
Answered:	2/18/2009

Lawyer (JD)

Practing General Attorney, Professor and Lecturer of law for two decades

278 days and 5 hours ago.

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Can I do this on her behalf or does she have to file?

Posted by Daniel Solutions 278 days and 5 hours ago.

Answer

She would have to sue him but you could help her with the process. The only way you could sue for her is if you had Power Of Attorney or was appointed as her Guardian by a court.

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