PARTIES TO A DEED
The person selling the land and making the deed is known in law as
the Grantor. The person buying the property is known as the
Grantee.
A deed is a form of contract, and in order to have its terms and
statements binding on the maker, he must be twenty-one years of
age, or over, and he must be of sound mind.
The grantee need not be twenty-one, nor of sound mind in order to
make the terms of the deed binding on the grantor.
In some states, if the grantor be a married man, his wife must
sign the deed with him. This should be seen to, for without the
wife's signature the grantee will not have a clear title, for the
woman could still claim an interest in the property equal to her
dower right.
Also, if the grantor is a woman, her husband, for the reasons
given, should join with her in the execution of the deed.
The preparation of a deed should not be left to the unskilled.
