No person with a financial interest in the transfer of Florida real estate should act as a witness to a deed. A person who is related to a grantor or grantee by blood or by marriage is not necessarily a person with a financial interest in the transfer. However, a...
Interspousal Transfer Deed In Florida – Who Needs To Sign The Deed?
According to Florida case law and statutory law, joinder of a spouse is not required in an interspousal conveyance of solely owned homestead property to the husband and wife as tenants by the entirety: We hold that article X, section 4(c), does not require joinder in...
Can you record a deed after someone dies in Florida?
According to Florida case law, failure to record a properly delivered deed until after the grantor has died has no effect on the deed's validity: Moreover, a deed takes effect from the date of delivery, and the recording of a deed is not essential to its validity as...
Is a deed without the names of the grantees void?
According to the case law as of the date of this article, a deed without the names of the grantees is void: "There is no question that under the law the deed which did not contain the names of the grantees was void. 16 Am. Jur., page 483, Section 79; 6 Thompson on...