My Family Tried to Evict Me from the Craftsman House My Grandparents Left Me
“It means the forged deed is legally void from the moment it was written,” Richard said. “Once a property is placed in an irrevocable trust, you no longer own it in your personal capacity. You could not have transferred it to Oak Valley Holdings even if you had actually signed that paper.”
“But Ashley thinks she succeeded,” I said.
“She does,” Richard said, a cold light appearing in his eyes. “And we are going to let her believe that for a little while longer. But we need to find out why she did this. A forged deed is usually a tool to get cash, and quickly.”
“What should I do?” I asked.
“Find the title company that handled the recording,” Richard said, tapping his pen against the notepad once more. “They will have the file on the transaction. If there is a loan against the property, they are the ones who authorized the disbursement.”
The sun was dipping below the horizon, casting long orange shadows across the parking lot of the commercial plaza on Magnolia Avenue. The title insurance office was on the second floor, behind a pair of heavy glass doors that locked automatically at five o’clock.
