Father had no will property deed held jointly

[runninpony]

Georgia: My father recently passed away and had no will. The deed to his house is in his name and my mothers. Does she need to have the deed changed to her name only? If so, will she need an attorney? Everything else has been changed to her name and all she needed was the death certificate. Thanks.

runninpony

 

[ALawyer]

All she has to do is take a certified copy of the death certificate down to the county recorder's office and ask the clerk what to do, She should not need a lawyer for that.

Of course if your father had any possible creditors or claims agaiunst him, there might be some things she should be doing to prohit later claims against him.