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the residence acreage, but she also was shown as a transferee on
the quitclaim deed, along with Carrie, with both Marilou and
Carrie thereafter owning the residence acreage as tenants in
common. Thus, by this quitclaim deed Marilou effectively
transferred her interest in the residence acreage to herself, and
Richard transferred his one-half interest therein to Carrie.
In connection with his transfer to Carrie of his interest in
the residence acreage, no consideration was received by Richard.
Susan did not participate in this transfer affecting the
residence acreage, and none of the $45,892 in funds Susan
provided in connection with the transfer of the farm acreage
related to the transfer involving the residence acreage.4
4 Two months earlier, on July 17, 1998, without Susan’s,
Carrie’s, Tracy’s, and Deborah’s knowledge, Richard had executed
two quitclaim deeds purporting to transfer to Carrie, Tracy, and
Deborah his one-half interest in the farm acreage and to Carrie
his one-half interest in the residence acreage. Although these
two quitclaim deeds were recorded with the Kennebec County,
Maine, Registry of Deeds, no consideration was paid to Richard
for these quitclaim deeds, and copies of the quitclaim deeds were
not delivered by Richard to Carrie, Tracy, and Deborah. On these
facts, the quitclaim deeds apparently would not have been
effective under Maine law either to transfer Richard’s ownership
interest in the farm acreage to Carrie, Tracy, and Deborah or to
transfer Richard’s interest in the residence acreage to Carrie.
Respondent asserts that the transferee liability of
Carrie, Tracy, and Deborah at issue herein arises under either
Richard’s July quitclaim deeds or under the September deeds. We
consider Carrie, Tracy, and Deborah’s transferee liability only
under the September deeds, and hereinafter we generally disregard
Richard’s July quitclaim deeds.
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