Does my husband need to sign escrow papers if it is only my name on the title?
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Does my husband need to sign escrow papers if it is only my name on the title?
Asked on September 25, 2012 under Real Estate Law, California
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Given the fact that your husband may have a marital interest in the property that you presumably are selling despite the fact that title is in your name (monies derived from your marriage may have been used to pay down the loan), custom and practice in the real estate field is for him to sign the escrow papers and sign a quitclaim deed for the property to the buyer(s) or at least to you, and then you sign the grant deed to the buyers.
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