Does a wife have to sign the deed when closing on a home, if she has signed a waiver to consent form appointing someone else as the personal representative?
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Does a wife have to sign the deed when closing on a home, if she has signed a waiver to consent form appointing someone else as the personal representative?
Asked on December 13, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Wisconsin
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If your wife has signed a power of attorney allowing a third person to sign the deed that you have written about on her behalf then under the laws of all states in this country the power of attorney gets recorded as well as the deed that the attorney in fact is allowed to sign for the wife.
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