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Deed Transfer with a Trust

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Recently we received a call about a deed transfer with a trust agreement.  Specifically, the property is owned by a mom and dad as trustees of the Mom and Dad Revocable Trust.  They would like for their daughter to be added to the title of...

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Be Picky About Who Prepares Your Deed

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Why You Should Be Picky About Who Prepares Your Deed So, you’re thinking about changing the deed to your property, maybe adding or removing a spouse. Well, guess what? It’s a big deal, and you should be careful about who prepares...

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Joint Tenancy Deeds in Maryland

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Do Joint Tenancy Deeds in Maryland that do not include, “with rights of survivorship” actually include those rights.  In other words, does a Joint Tenancy Deed in Maryland need to include the verbiage “with rights of survivorship” for rights...

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No Tenancy is Listed on the Deed

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I just looked at my old closing papers and noticed no tenancy is listed on the deed.  Is that a problem? In most jurisdictions if no tenancy is listed on the deed, the tenancy defaults to Tenants in Common.  This is the least common tenancy...

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