Imherited property

Oil and Gas Leasing Help
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Father died, had a will and left everything to wife. wife died and had no will.

Children inherited as undivided property. When one child sold mineral rights and

her portion of the land to another sister, lawyer recorded property at the courthouse

as inherited and put her name and her spouse's name on the paperwork.

Now that land is being leased by PennV, the paperwork states sister AND her

spouse as owners. She inherited as sole person originally. What needs to be

done for paperwork to show only her name as owner inheriting? Go back to

courthouse and changed original paperwork, or let it go? All paperwork now

requires spouse's signature.

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Dear Ms. Jackowski,

This is an ask a lawyer question, but from my standpoint, have the husband convey his interest in the property to his wife, as her "separate and paraphernal property." The husband may still need to sign the lease pro forma if this is their homestead.

Best

Buddy Cotten
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need a legal opinion & may depend on the state you are in, but my lay opinion would be that the original undivided interest would be her sole property unless she comingled it with the community estate with her husband, however the purchased interest from her sibling would, [unless stated otherwise,& purchased by her separate funds], be bought by the wife & husband together & part of their join estate.

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Thank you for the information! This occurred in Lavaca County, Texas and a lawyer will be

the next step in resolving the problem. This is not a homestead but family property left to

siblings.