Transfering property to Living Trust

[rosalie123]

Will my grandmother have to do anything special to transfer her property, which she owned jointly with my grandfather who is deceased, into a living trust which she is now creating? Basically, does she have to go through probate? Also, she lives in California.

[This message has been edited by rosalie123 (edited October 30, 2000).]

 

[ALawyer]

FUNDING THE TRUST IS CRITICAL. It is not brain surgery, but how she does it depends on the nature of the property (for example, with real estate filing a copy of the death certificate first, then a deed from her to the trust) and what the trust provides.

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