Intestate

What is the name of your state? Pennsylvania

In June last year mother (94 y/o) sold half interest of house to son (68 y/o) and is filed with Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds in Pennsylvania. Both have owned the house equally since. Mother passed away in Jan. this year. House intestate is owned 100% by son now. Is son required to do any more legal filing or anythng else?

Is this a real estate matter or Will and Trust? (She did not have a will.)

Orion3M42 said:

In June last year mother (94 y/o) sold half interest of house to son (68 y/o) and is filed with Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds in Pennsylvania.

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I think what you meant is that, in June 2024, your (?) mother sold a half interest in her home to her son and that the deed reflecting that sale was filed with the Allegheny County Recorder. Correct?

Orion3M42 said:

House intestate is owned 100% by son now. Is son required to do any more legal filing or anythng else?

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How did your mother and brother hold joint title? For example, did the deed convey title "from [mother's name] to [mother's name] and [son's name] as joint tenants with right of survivorship" (or words to that effect)? If not, how was joint title held?

If your mother and brother were joint tenants, your mother's interest passed to your brother by operation of law (i.e., automatically) upon her death. In my state (not PA), your brother would file an affidavit of death of joint tenant so that there is record of that transfer. I did a quick Google search and could not tell whether there's something similar in PA. I suggest your brother consult with a local attorney who handles real estate matters. If your mother had significant assets beyond the house, he should probably consult with an attorney who also handles probate matters.

Who said brother?
Mother sold half interest of house to me (her son).
Yes, it was sold from her to both of us, with me having right of survivorship.
There was no probate matters because the house now legally belongs to me.
The only other assets is a joint bank account that is in both of our names which is now all mine.
Question is if any further court filing(s) need to be done, Recorder of Deeds, etc.

Orion3M42 said:

Who said brother?

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It was a reasonable assumption, even if it turned out to be incorrect.

Orion3M42 said:

Who said brother?

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You wrote, "mother (94 y/o) sold half interest of house to son."

Whose mother? The implication was that it was your mother.

Whose son? The implication was that it was her son.

If you meant, "[My] mother (94 y/o) sold [a] half interest of [her] house to [me, her] son," then that's what you should have written. It's not that hard to write complete sentences; there's no good reason to leave out 2/3-letter words; clarity is important when you're talking about legal issues.

Orion3M42 said:

Question is if any further court filing(s) need to be done, Recorder of Deeds, etc.

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I answered that question in my prior response: "If your mother and [you] were joint tenants, your mother's interest passed to [you] by operation of law (i.e., automatically) upon her death. In my state (not PA), [you] would file an affidavit of death of joint tenant so that there is record of that transfer. I did a quick Google search and could not tell whether there's something similar in PA. I suggest [you] consult with a local attorney who handles real estate matters."

Orion3M42 said:

Mother sold half interest of house to me (her son).

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When you speak of someone in the third person there is a reasonable presumption that the person referred to is not you.