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A Transfer on Death (TOD) is a legal document that can transfer your home without a will. This means that your home will not have to go through the probate court.
How the TOD Designation Works. The beneficiary's rights. The person you name in the TOD designation to inherit the property doesn't have any legal right to it until your death—or, if you own the property as a "joint tenant" or with "rights of survivorship" with someone else, until the last surviving owner dies.
Disadvantages of transfer on death deeds Creditors may come after the new owner(s) of the property. Beneficiaries may get equal shares of the asset. Not available in many states. Unintentional disinheritance. Raises the risk that estate planning documents don't match.
The TOD account owner can choose, among other entities, his or her estate, individuals (including minors), trusts, and churches as beneficiaries. You retain control.
If you're thinking about ways to keep your home out of probate, and TOD deeds are an available option in your state, they are well worth considering. Unless you have a complex situation or have specific concerns, you likely won't need a lawyer to create a TOD deed.
Disadvantages of transfer on death deeds Creditors may come after the new owner(s) of the property. Beneficiaries may get equal shares of the asset. Not available in many states. Unintentional disinheritance. Raises the risk that estate planning documents don't match.
Wisconsin Statutes § 705.15, entitled Non-probate Transfer of Real Property on Death (the “Statute”), effective April 11, 2006 for deaths after that date, provides a method for transferring real estate upon an owner's death to designated beneficiaries, without probate or a trust, through the recording of a form ...