Chapter 10 - Audrey Consults A Real Estate Attorney About Property Rights
By Monday morning, Audrey was sitting across the desk from Attorney Marcus Vance, one of the sharpest litigators in the state. Marcus reviewed the buyout deed, the mortgage refinancing papers, and the police report filed over the weekend.
“The buyout deed you executed is ironclad, Audrey; Margaret has zero legal claim to this property or its structural contents,” Marcus assured her. “However, those unregistered corporate shares found in Grant’s desk complicate the probate asset division.”
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Marcus adjusted his glasses, leaning forward to examine photocopies of the velvet box certificates. “If Grant acquired those shares during your marriage, you hold a marital interest in them as his surviving spouse,” Marcus explained professionally.
Audrey nodded slowly, realizing the fight over Grant’s legacy was only just beginning.
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