The Boston Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning in April about an unprecedented increase in quitclaim deed fraud. A quitclaim deed is a legal document that transfers ...

TROTWOOD, Ohio (WDTN) — Local leaders are alarmed by the rising number of fraud cases in Montgomery County, all stemming from commonly used documents. Quit claim deeds can be tools for stealing ...

Question: My husband and I bought a house together last year before we got married. We just got married this month. Do I have to file a quitclaim deed for my name change only? Question: I was recently ...

Quit using quitclaim deeds. These little gems are the bane of title insurance companies and lawyers everywhere. A quitclaim deed is a document where the grantor uses words such as “remise, release and ...

(NewsNation) — Unsuspecting homeowners are discovering their properties have been sold out from under them in a scam that authorities say is becoming more common: Quitclaim deed fraud. The scheme, ...

A quitclaim deed is a legal document that transfers ownership of a real estate property from one party to another. A quitclaim deed doesn't guarantee that the grantor or signer has any right to the ...

I was hoping I could get your advice in regard to my 70-year-old mother who does not have a formal will or trust. She obtained a quit-claim deed form that we completed and had notarized. I have the ...

Quitclaim deeds transfer property rights without guaranteeing clear title. Use quitclaim deeds for trusted transactions, like altering family property titles. Avoid quitclaim deeds with strangers to ...

CONCORD — Attorney General John Formella urges real estate owners to be diligent amid reports of quit claim deed fraud in New Hampshire. Deed fraud occurs when scammers forge documents in order to ...

A judge ruled that one woman’s Dayton property was stolen from her through quitclaim fraud, but the judge decided she won’t get the building back because the people who bought it from the alleged ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Montana State University Extension has released the MontGuide “Quitclaim Deeds in Montana.” According to Marsha Goetting, family economics specialist, a quitclaim deed is a legal form ...

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