For a 50-year-old Delta County resident, the 15 acres where he lived with his wife and young son were more than a piece of property. They were the home his mother intended for him to have.
His mother passed away in 2015, leaving a will stating that the property would go to her son if owning it would not affect his Social Security benefits. He even had documentation from the Social Security Administration confirming that it would not be. But the deed remained in the names of his mother and adoptive father, creating a complicated title problem when he wanted to sell the home and property.
What began as an estate and title issue grew into a contested legal battle involving competing ownership claims, questions about his mother’s will and other conveyance documents, and even attempts by his adoptive father to evict him from the property his mother had intended him to own. Lone Star Legal Aid attorney Elizabeth Ewing represented the client, fighting to protect his ownership and his family’s right to remain in their home.
After extensive negotiation and litigation, LSLA secured favorable final court orders and a General Warranty Deed conveying full ownership of the approximately 15 acres to the client. At last, he had a clear title to the property.
The outcome meant more than resolving a property dispute. It meant honoring his mother’s wishes, protecting the home where he and his family had been living, and giving him the freedom to decide what came next for the property and his family’s future.