If a house is in my and my siste’rs name and she passed away, does the property go to me or does her half go to her children?
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If a house is in my and my siste’rs name and she passed away, does the property go to me or does her half go to her children?
Asked on August 30, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Florida
Answers:
david slater / david p.slater, esq.
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Unless the deed titled the property jointly with right of survivorship, it would be owned as tenqants in common. Her undivided 1/2 interest would go to her heirs.
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