the property in question was given to me in 1996 by my father. i started working on the house then and i have building on it since. ten years ago my wife had a drinking problem and i thought that i would be looking at high medical bills since my wife and myself are small business owners and had no medical insurance. the property that i am placing a lien on was not my primary residence at the time. fearing high hospital bills, i transferred the property deed to my middle son Jim. in 2017, Jim ran into trouble with the law, and I was worried the government would claim this property since they can seize just about anything they want, so i had Jim transfer the deed to my oldest son Marty. The residence has since become our primary residence and in the last year i have added an addition, attached 2 garages, installed a new septic system, and landscaped the entire 1.25 acres. My wife is 69 years old and has had and still is having health issues. Since there has never been a mortgage on the property, I planned on applying for a reverse mortgage loan to help pay for the medical bills and to help me hire some in house help for her. When I told this to my oldest son, he informed me that he was not going to deed this back to me and my wife. I have put an extreme amount of money into the house in the last two years. i don't know what my legal options are to recover the property. I want to place a lien on the property for the amount i have invested. I don't know what to put for the date started since i started improving the property the year i was gifted the land in 1996. Any and all suggestions as to who to hire (lawyer?) or what to do would be appreciated. Steve S. Engelhardt