Is there a way this can be done .

[DERRYCITY]

my father passed away june 6,2005 my dad and my mother bought a house a few years ago and then got devorice and he met someone eles she moved in bought my mom out and my dad signed the house over to her because he had alot of unpaid thing and was afaird of liens being put on the house so the house is in the girlfrends name and the mortage so i am the next of kin and my dad was the bread winner so what i really need to know is can i go after the house do i have a chance or should i let it go . and i also live in the U.S and this is where the problem is.

[dothawkes]

It should all be put clearly in his will, which the executor will be dealing with, you should already have been informed if you are a beneficiary, your Dad may have left you a share of the sale of the house, if you have not been contacted by the executors, you should try to make contact.

[zmudge]

You say that the girl friend bought your mother out, your father signed over his share to the girl friend, and that the mortgage is with the girl friend. It seems therefore very much more than obvious that the property is entirely the girl friend's and nothing to do with you. Quite obvious also is the fact that as it is the girl friend's it cannot be included in your father's will. However, if you require re-assuring that your father signed over his interest to the girl friend click here and follow the instructions. You need only look at the Register - the name(s) there are the legal proprietor(s) and check also to see if your father registered a legal charge - if your father is not mentioned in either respect then forget all about it. You have no claim whatsoever.  

[woofgang]

You don't say if the house is in the UK or America?

the site zmudge is directing you to is for the UK only

[badams]

woofgang - actually it's not UK - it's England and Wales.  Does anyone know of similar services for the rest of the UK? (Given that the question was asked by DERRYCITY, I would think England and Wales is of no help to him).

[livingstone1]

zmudge, if you read the question you would see that the question comes fron the US. How the Land Registry here could help is beyond me