father and daughter own home

[alan51sr]

What is the name of your state? Florida, I am 58 years old and moved to Florida several weeks after my wife of 36 years died. We were already planning to come to Florida as our daughter was here and had just had a baby and needed help. 2 days after I sold the house up North my wife passed away. When I came here I bought a house, paid cash and put my daughters name of the deed. 3 years later and I have found someone to share my life with but my daughter does not like her. I have moved out of "our" house and have remarried. I want to sell the house. As I put her name on the deed can she stop the sale of the house? Do I have to split the money received from the sale with her? She has not contributed to the house except food. What are my options?What is the name of your state?

[BelizeBreeze]

Of course she can and will share in the sale of the home. You were dumb enough to give her that right when you put her name on the deed.

She can also refuse to sign the deed and you can't sell unless you file a partition suit which will cost a lot of money.

[seniorjudge]

Originally Posted by BelizeBreeze

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She can also refuse to sign the deed and you can't sell unless you file a partition suit which will cost a lot of money.

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$20K and three years if it's cheap and fast.

[BelizeBreeze]

Originally Posted by seniorjudge

$20K and three years if it's cheap and fast.

Hey, I'm cheap and fast but never got $20k (

[PinkEsPanda]

did you ever ask her nicely? Afterall, someday she will get it all, and you are family etc. She did have all this time of rent free living too.

[lcannister]

Originally Posted by PinkEsPanda

Afterall, someday she will get it all,

You ASSume this because???

[Gadfly]

Have you considered selling your half to her at today's market value? Have you considered selling your half to someone else?

[alan51sr]

She has offered me $125,000. This is less then half the value of the house. I purchased it early 2004 for 220,000, it has been valued at $320,000. I have done everything to the house and she has done nothing but mow the lawn. I have let her take credit for paying the taxes so she could take the tax advantage. She has a $40,000 second mortage which will have to be paid off. I am screwed no matter what I do. I was not in my right mind when I came down to Florida and she took full advantage of it. If I had not arrived when I did she would either be homeless or married to someone she didn't like. I feel so used. There is nothing left to either accept the offer and "start" over again or spend every last cent and take her to court.

[BelizeBreeze]

Originally Posted by alan51sr

She has offered me $125,000. This is less then half the value of the house. I purchased it early 2004 for 220,000, it has been valued at $320,000. I have done everything to the house and she has done nothing but mow the lawn. I have let her take credit for paying the taxes so she could take the tax advantage. She has a $40,000 second mortage which will have to be paid off. I am screwed no matter what I do. I was not in my right mind when I came down to Florida and she took full advantage of it. If I had not arrived when I did she would either be homeless or married to someone she didn't like. I feel so used. There is nothing left to either accept the offer and "start" over again or spend every last cent and take her to court.

well, then make her a counter offer of $160,000 and she pay sales costs AND the second. Or just file partition suit and ask the court to assess costs and fees to her.