If I’ve been with my girlfriend for many years but my home is in my name only, how can I make sure she can sell it once I am gone?
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If I’ve been with my girlfriend for many years but my home is in my name only, how can I make sure she can sell it once I am gone?
Asked on May 23, 2014 under Real Estate Law, Texas
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
What you are doing here is a little estate planning and that is great! But you should be sitting down with an attorney to help this go smoothly. I am assuming that you wish to leave the house to her in its entirety, correct? Proceeds as well? Or do you just wish her to have control of the asset to sell and then distribute the proceeds in a certain way? The end result that you wish to achieve can be as simple as having a new deed drawn and filed adding her with "rights of survivorship" or as complicated as creating a trust. Maybe only a Will is what you wish) but remember there are probate fees, etc.). Good luck.
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