wait, wait -- there is atleast one such in case law ( I read it a few years ago -- a California family ) -- this is equitable ownership -- the house was bought for and use of the current owner by the mother -- the mortgage , property taxes were paid by the OP and thus under equitable ownership doctorine, the house has always belonged to the beneficiary -- unless of course the mother was not actually the straw owner and actually paid for the house and therefore the transfer from mother to daughter was a sale and not just paper transfer .
@TiffanyRM can you please clarify -- give some near real figures , dates and circumstances. If this is not a case of equitable ownership then I am wrong and also you will need to consider this as a sale "not at arms length: and the ramifications thereof for both the buyer and the seller ( including reselling time restrictions for a proper arms length subsequent disposal ).
