Name added to deed without knowing
OK, a Mom and Dad own a house and are advised to put the house in their adult children's names. They sell each child a share at $1 each with the stipulation that the children cannot kick the parents out of the house, but once they died, the children would own the house and avoid probation. The problem with this scenario is that the act was done without the children knowing. It was discussed years ago, but they did not know it was actually done until the Dad passed away and the Mom was looking into selling the house, only to find out that she was not on the deed and that her children were. So, now what? What are the ramifications? Is this a binding deed when the children never signed anything in front of a notary? Should the children just proceed with a quit claim and deed the house back to the Mom or should they challenge the lawyer who drew up the papers that ultimately got the deed changed in the first place? Please let me know what you think. Thanks!