Difference between revisions of "Signature Requirements in Pennsylvania"

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==Deeds==
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#REDIRECT [[Spousal Signature Requirements in Pennsylvania]]
 
 
{| class="wikitable" valign="top"
 
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|style="width: 15%;" rowspan="2" valign="top"|Witnesses
 
|style="width: 20%;"| Grantor
 
| Not required, but blanks for witness are customarily included in most deeds.
 
|-
 
| Grantee
 
| N/A.
 
|-
 
|rowspan="2" valign="top"|Marital Status
 
| Grantor
 
| Not required, but customarily included.
 
|-
 
| Grantee
 
| Not required, but customarily included.
 
|-
 
|rowspan="6" valign="top"|Marital Rights
 
| Common Law Dower
 
| Abolished.
 
|-
 
| Common Law Curtesy
 
| Abolished.
 
|-
 
| Statutory Dower
 
| N/A.
 
|-
 
| Community Property
 
| N/A.
 
|-
 
| Homestead
 
| N/A.
 
|-
 
|valign="top"| '''Equitable Distribution'''
 
| A non-titled spouse is normally not required to sign any deed.  In the event of a pending divorce between the titled and non-titled spouse, the non-titled spouse must join in the conveyance to waive any claim to the potential equity in the property.
 
|}
 
 
 
==Mortgages==
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable" valign="top"
 
|-
 
|style="width: 15%;" rowspan="2" valign="top"|Witnesses
 
|style="width: 20%;"| Mortgagor (Borrower)
 
| Not required, but blanks for witness are customarily included in most mortgages.
 
|-
 
| Mortgagee (Lender)
 
| N/A.
 
|-
 
|rowspan="2" valign="top"|Marital Status
 
| Mortgagor
 
| Not required, but customarily included.
 
|-
 
| Mortgagee
 
| N/A.
 
|-
 
|rowspan="6" valign="top"|Marital Rights
 
| Common Law Dower
 
| Abolished.
 
|-
 
| Common Law Curtesy
 
| Abolished.
 
|-
 
| Statutory Dower
 
| N/A.
 
|-
 
| Community Property
 
| N/A.
 
|-
 
| Homestead
 
| N/A.
 
|-
 
|valign="top"| '''Equitable Distribution'''
 
| A non-titled spouse is normally not required to sign any mortgage.  In the event of a pending divorce between the titled and non-titled spouse, the non-titled spouse must join in the mortgage to waive any claim to the potential equity in the property.
 
|}
 

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