My mom put her house in my name and kept a life estate on it. She moved out several years later into an assisted living facility. She now claims the house still belongs to her. Did her life estate end ...

A life estate deed is an easy and inexpensive way to protect your primary residence from being subject to Medicaid Estate Recovery upon your death. Per prior articles, your real estate is not a ...

Q: I have a question about a property deed. We are getting up there in age, and we are trying to put everything in order for our kids. Is it better to have a Lady Bird deed or a life estate on our ...

Q: I own a home that my sister and her husband live in, and I claim the homestead exemption on my primary residence. I was told by a real estate title expert that if I sign a revocable life estate ...

Q: Is using a transfer on death deed better than using a life estate deed when trying to transfer real estate without probate? A: Transferring title to real estate and retaining a life estate interest ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Enhanced life estate deeds, affectionately nicknamed Lady Bird deeds, can be an effective tool in real estate to transfer ownership of real property upon death. They got their nickname when President ...

Q: I have a question about a property deed. We are getting up there in age, and we are trying to put everything in order for our kids. Is it better to have a Lady Bird deed or a life estate on our ...