If my grandfather added my name to the deed so that when he passes the house will be in my name only, does anyone else have a right to it?
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If my grandfather added my name to the deed so that when he passes the house will be in my name only, does anyone else have a right to it?
His son (my uncle) has power of attorney. Is he entitled to half of the house? My grandfathers will specifies that we are to split everything in half but my grandpa wants me to have the house.
Asked on March 17, 2014 under Estate Planning, Michigan
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Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
If your grandfather has recorded the deed that you have written about in the county recorder's office where you go on title to the property, then you get the house regardless of what his Will states. The reason is that a gift has been made of a recorded deed presumably in your name and a Will under the law, speaks at death.
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