{"id":453,"date":"2012-02-21T12:32:24","date_gmt":"2012-02-21T16:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dev.atiqbd.com\/transfer-real-estate-half-ownership\/"},"modified":"2012-02-21T12:32:24","modified_gmt":"2012-02-21T16:32:24","slug":"transfer-real-estate-half-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/transfer-real-estate-half-ownership","title":{"rendered":"Can I Transfer My Half Interest in a Home to My Girlfriend?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A co-owner to a real property can transfer his or her interest in that property to a third party using a Quitclaim Deed. 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