A quitclaim deed transfers property without guaranteeing ownership, making it useful for family or trust transfers but risky for recipients. Learn when it's safe.

The Boston Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning in April about an unprecedented increase in quitclaim deed fraud. A quitclaim deed is a legal document that transfers ...

Question: My husband and I bought a house together last year before we got married. We just got married this month. Do I have to file a quitclaim deed for my name change only? Question: I was recently ...

I was hoping I could get your advice in regard to my 70-year-old mother who does not have a formal will or trust. She obtained a quit-claim deed form that we completed and had notarized. I have the ...

Question: As an employee of a local title company, I would like to please have you clarify your article on quit claim deeds, to prevent any frustrations on consumers’ expectations of what a local ...

(NewsNation) — Unsuspecting homeowners are discovering their properties have been sold out from under them in a scam that authorities say is becoming more common: Quitclaim deed fraud. The scheme, ...

CONCORD — Attorney General John Formella urges real estate owners to be diligent amid reports of quit claim deed fraud in New Hampshire. Deed fraud occurs when scammers forge documents in order to ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Montana State University Extension has released the MontGuide “Quitclaim Deeds in Montana.” According to Marsha Goetting, family economics specialist, a quitclaim deed is a legal form ...

A quitclaim deed is a legal document that transfers ownership of a real estate property from one party to another. A quitclaim deed doesn't guarantee that the grantor or signer has any right to the ...

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There are instances when the owner or owners of a given property or real estate parcel seek to dispose of that ownership without a traditional sale. Alternatively, friends or family members may wish ...