He Modified Quit Claim, Is it legal?

[CBMO2002]

What is the name of your state? missouri
i sent my former boyfriend and co-owner of the house that I reside in a quit claim in april. he finally sent it back one week ago. the request was for me to pay him $10.00 to quit claim the house to me. he signed the quit claim and hand wrote one thousand dollars in the space above where the$10.00 was. is this legal? i have made the entire payments for the last 19 months without his help and to the tune of over $26,000.00 and i really don't want to pay him any more than $10.00. he still owes me for other payments that were court ordered that he has not fulfilled yet. what can i do? i don't want to file the quit claim if it will mean i have to pay the thousand.

 

[HomeGuru]

What is the name of your state? missouri
i sent my former boyfriend and co-owner of the house that I reside in a quit claim in april. he finally sent it back one week ago. the request was for me to pay him $10.00 to quit claim the house to me. he signed the quit claim and hand wrote one thousand dollars in the space above where the$10.00 was. is this legal? i have made the entire payments for the last 19 months without his help and to the tune of over $26,000.00 and i really don't want to pay him any more than $10.00. he still owes me for other payments that were court ordered that he has not fulfilled yet. what can i do? i don't want to file the quit claim if it will mean i have to pay the thousand.

**A: yes, it is legal as long as both he and the notary public initialed the handwritten statement.
Do not record this deed.
You need to talk to your attorney.

 

[CBMO2002]

modified qiuit claim

he was the only one who has signed it. there are no initials by the hand wrote amount. i have not taken it to a notary yet.

 

[HomeGuru]

Re: modified qiuit claim

he was the only one who has signed it. there are no initials by the hand wrote amount. i have not taken it to a notary yet.

**A: then what you have is a worthless piece of paper.
If the deed was drafted by an attorney or is an otherwise legal and recordable instrument, the Grantor must execute the deed in front of a notary public. The notary must witness the signing and make an attestment.

 

[CBMO2002]

my attorney said nothing to the effect that it needed to be signed by both of us in front of a notary. i have a court ordered no contact order against him. he had sent it back to her office and she forwarded the signed quit claim on to me with no explanation. i probably should look for another attorney.

 

[HomeGuru]

my attorney said nothing to the effect that it needed to be signed by both of us in front of a notary.

**A: if both of you need to sign the deed, your signatures need to be notarized. You are not required to both be present together and sign at the same time.
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i have a court ordered no contact order against him. he had sent it back to her office and she forwarded the signed quit claim on to me with no explanation. i probably should look for another attorney.

**A: then call her and ask for an explanation and also ask her all the questions you may have concerning this matter.