Dear Mr. Premack: My wife is not on the deed for our house. I would like for her to be joint on the deed. This way if I pass away she has no problem? We are still paying on our home the mortgage is in ...

I am the sole owner of the house that my spouse and I have lived in for the past 17 years. I have no mortgage. If I add him to the deed as a joint tenant, will I have to pay gift tax? Would it be ...

I’m aware that property acquired during a marriage is generally considered marital property. However, I believe you noted in a recent column that this is also true of a house purchased during a ...