Mom listing my inherited house under her name

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My (18m) dad passed away around a decade ago, and, since he and my mother were divorced, I am set to inherit his house. Currently, my mom, aunt, and I are going through different legal stuff in order to ultimately sell the house. That house is a big safety net for me in case I get kicked out or disowned suddenly, which is a very likely possibility in the future.

I am worried my mom is trying to take control of the property, especially since my aunt called me today and told me that my mom had listed the house (which hasn’t been relinquished from the state to me yet) in her name. She was worried about the same thing happening, especially since my mom had mentioned offhandedly things about buying a house or reinvesting the money from my house into her portfolio. Which, as much as I love my mom, being cut off from my safety net is like top ten things that I don’t want to happen.

We have been discussing reinvesting the money into another house because the tax that would be put on the capital gain otherwise would be too much, and that is something I am generally on board with. Is there any way for me to just ensure that I am legally acknowledged as the owner of whatever asset comes out of this ordeal?

Location: everything is happening in Texas, but I live in California

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  1. ManufactureSea7 Avatar

    > Is there any way for me to just ensure that I am legally acknowledged as the owner of whatever asset comes out of this ordeal?

    ONLY if you hire a good lawyer; otherwise you will be taken advantage of bc of your age.