Life Estate

A person owns property in a life estate only throughout their lifetime. Beneficiaries cannot sell property in a life estate before the beneficiary's death. One benefit of a life estate is that property can pass when the life tenant dies without being part of the tenant's estate.

Example of creation of a life estate: I grant to my mother, Molly McCree, the right to live in and/or receive rents from my real property, until her death, or I give my daughter, Sadie Hawkins, my real property, subject to a life estate to my mother, Molly McCree. This means a woman's mother, Molly, gets to live in

With a life estate deed, the remainderman's ownership interest vests when the deed is signed and delivered (or recorded in the public record). Accordingly, the children's ownership interest in the property vested upon their father signing the deed and recording it in the public records, or the year 2000.

This life estate deed is a document that transfers ownership of real property, while reserving access and use of the property for the duration of the grantor's life. It allows the original owner (grantor) to remain on the premises with full access to and benefits from the property.

A life estate deed permits the property owner to have full use of their property until their death, at which point the ownership of the property is automatically transferred to the beneficiary.

Quitclaim deeds are most often used to transfer property between family members. Examples include when an owner gets married and wants to add a spouse's name to the title or deed, or when the owners get divorced and one spouse's name is removed from the title or deed.

The date the deed was made; The name of the party granting the life estate and their address; The name of the grantee and their address; The address and a legal description of the property that is subject to the life estate;

Quitclaim Deeds are used when the transfer of ownership in the property does not occur as the result of a traditional sale.Under a warranty deed, if it turns out that the property is not what the seller promised or there's an uncleared lien or other block to the title, the buyer can sue the seller and recover damages.