Hello, I’m sorry it took so long to get back to you. My mom owned it before she married my dad. When they divorced, he thought he was power of attorney for her because she was handicapped, well he wasn’t, I was, and when she died, he sold his mineral rights, and tried to sell hers. He had to have us sign papers to sell his, and then when it came for him to ask us to sign for my mom’s I didn’t, because we didn’t want to sell them.
Michael Hutchison said:
Cari, If this amounts to enough money you should hire an attorney. You said he wasn’t the owner anymore, whose name was on the deed before the divorce? Was the deed transferred to your mom as part of the divorce? Did your mother pass away and were you the only beneficiary of her estate? If so was the deed ever transferred into your name? If he sold a deed that didn’t belong to him does he realize he may have committed fraud? If you haven’t already you should contact the buyer and explain the situation. If they did not do a proper title search there could be some liability on their part and they may be agreeable to having their attorney straighten it out. Hopefully someone on this forum can give you some more specific and professional advice.