# Quit Claim Deed - Lawyer or no? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 7, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-claim-deed-lawyer-or-no/673329 "2013-11-07T14:27:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-claim-deed-lawyer-or-no/673329/21 "2013-11-07T22:47:03Z")
Yeah but that’s only a friend in the industry - not a bunch of anonymous strangers on the internet! ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-claim-deed-lawyer-or-no/673329/22 "2013-11-08T00:54:25Z")
> [@lisiate](#): > > Yeah but that’s only a friend in the industry - not a bunch of anonymous strangers on the internet! Hey, we’re not strangers! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-claim-deed-lawyer-or-no/673329/23 "2013-11-08T01:30:15Z")
Strange, maybe, but not strangers! ---
**Author:** ![48Willys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/db5fbb/32.png) [@48Willys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/48Willys)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-claim-deed-lawyer-or-no/673329/24 "2013-11-08T07:58:34Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Strange, maybe, but not strangers! I do not know about that… I bet that I am stranger then you! 😉 Now if someone here is stranger then I. We would have two strangers!!🙂 I really should go to bed now. BYE, 48. PS. Get a real-estate attorney, It is cheaper in the long run. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-claim-deed-lawyer-or-no/673329/25 "2013-11-08T11:42:30Z")
> [@Orionizer](#): > > Thanks, I’ll ask him if he has an issue with the document. Just hate to spend the $ if all I get back is something identical to what I already have. :mad: If you get something identical to what you already have then you have the peace of mind that the document will do what you want it to do. I agree that you should have a lawyer give it a glance and briefly discuss with him/her how the law applies to your situation. Failure to do so now may lead to far more legal expense down the road. ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-claim-deed-lawyer-or-no/673329/26 "2013-11-08T13:29:46Z")
> [@Orionizer](#): > > Thanks, I’ll ask him if he has an issue with the document. Just hate to spend the $ if all I get back is something identical to what I already have. :mad: That would mean it’s well done. Look at it this way. If you have messed it up, then it will cost serious money to get it fixed down the road. ---
**Author:** ![Orionizer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orionizer/32/4442_2.png) [@Orionizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orionizer)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-claim-deed-lawyer-or-no/673329/27 "2013-11-08T16:11:13Z")
Ok, I’ve contacted several attorneys and will be selecting one today. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-claim-deed-lawyer-or-no/673329/28 "2013-11-08T18:01:07Z")
Good move. Good luck with the rest of it. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-claim-deed-lawyer-or-no/673329/29 "2013-11-12T20:03:06Z")
> [@Orionizer](#): > > The financing company says they cannot refinance in my name only unless she files the QCD. > > I’ve been paying the loan on my own since March, 2010, so it’s not like I’m gonna stiff her anywhere. I really am going to refinance and, in fact, can’t wait to do so as it will lower my payment quite a bit as I’m getting a better rate. Can the QCD be formally filed as part of the closing on the refinance? There might be some extra fees involved, but I can’t imagine this is all that unusual a situation. I’ve _heard_ that QCDs can be done with conditions attached, e.g. “I sign over all rights effective as of the payoff of the old loan”. Then if you don’t get the refi, she still owns her share of the house. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-claim-deed-lawyer-or-no/673329.md?page=1)