I consider myself officially as an old lady.

And I’m grateful to be the age I am.  Not everyone gets the privilege.

Back with I still considered myself “young,” I noticed many of my elders were “old fashioned.”

The wives and husbands held traditional roles.

And one of those “old fashioned” ideas was that the house was only in the husband’s name.

I’m no lawyer, but that seems like a bad idea.

Of course, there are reasons why a house might only be in just the husband’s name.

One example might be that the wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and while she was still able to sign documents legally, she switched the home to be just in the husband’s name. 

But if the deed was originally done just in the husband’s name because of traditional role assignments, you might want to talk to an attorney and get advice on making a change.

Generally speaking, it’s a fairly easy process to do what’s called a Quit Claim Deed to establish joint ownership with a ...