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A few years ago he had a quit claim deed with a life estate made in which stated that when he passes away that the house will go to his wife and after her passing the house will go to his 4 children.
Depending on the language of the quit claim deed, he may have locked himself into a scenario through which his wife has a vested life estate even if they divorce before he passes away. It is necessary that his lawyer review the language and advise him as to its legal consequences. Nobody can analyze deed language that they have not seen.
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She is requesting that she receive 60% of what the house is appraised at.
She's negotiating a divorce settlement. In a negotiation, if you don't ask you won't get; and you'll never get a higher offer than your first demand.
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How does this apply since her name is not actually on the deed and she has filed for divorce
She's somehow referenced on the deed. We cannot comment on the deed's language, as we have no access to that language.
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The life estate states that the house will only become hers temporarily if my father is to pass away the life estate actually claims that the house belongs to his 4 children can anyone tell me how this will effect.
The person to ask is your dad's awesome lawyer. It could be a rather typical provision, life estate to surviving spouse; remainder to children. Or it could be more complex. If the quit claim vested the right to a life estate in the wife, then it will be necessary for the husband to negotiate some form of buy-out as part of the property settlement in order to get her to consent to deed her interest back to him.