Quit Claim Deed Questions

Quit Claim Deed Questions

"Fudster"	4/28/2005 8:35:28 PM
Background: Husband wife divorce. Husband lives in Washington, wife lives in California. We own a piece of property, an undeveloped lot, in Arkansas. The mortgage has been paid off. During the divorce the husband is awarded this property. Now husband wants to sell property and now needs a quit claim deed as ex-wife's name is still on the deed. I know that the wife is the grantor and the husband is the grantee. I see lots of web sites offering quit claim deed forms for free and for sale but I'm not opposed to hiring a professional to make sure the form is completed correctly. My question is, if I decide to use a lawyer to help me with this does it matter which state the lawyer is located? Are quit claims that much different for each state?



Paul Cassel	4/29/2005 7:04:24 PM
Fudster wrote: [thinks he needs a quitclaim deed executed by ex wife] Are quit claims that much different for each state? No. They are standard documents. What I suggest is that you get the quitclaim form from the entity which is demanding it to make sure you satisfy whatever is going on here. -paul ianal



"Daniel R. Reitman"	5/2/2005 8:36:26 PM
On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 19:04:24 -0400, Paul Cassel <pcasselplustwo@comcast.net> wrote: Fudster wrote: [thinks he needs a quitclaim deed executed by ex wife] Are quit claims that much different for each state? No. They are standard documents. What I suggest is that you get the quitclaim form from the entity which is demanding it to make sure you satisfy whatever is going on here. Not entirely true. The basic form of the quitclaim is standard, but there may be local variations. Oregon, for example, requires disclaimers about land use regulations in all deeds. Daniel Reitman



lawdog	5/2/2005 8:36:48 PM
On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 19:04:24 -0400, Paul Cassel <pcasselplustwo@comcast.net> wrote: Fudster wrote: [thinks he needs a quitclaim deed executed by ex wife] No. They are standard documents. What I suggest is that you get the quitclaim form from the entity which is demanding it to make sure you satisfy whatever is going on here. While I agree that quitclaims deeds are fairly standard, you can never be sure about the nuances of the laws of a different state. I would highly recommend that a real estate attorney in Arkansas be consulted.

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