Deed of Trust

Question: What is an assigment & transfer of personal property to revocable living trust? Does it help avoid probate?

My dad passed away without "properly" funding his trust. We found a form with his trust titled "assignment & transfer of peronal property to revocable living trust" that states he transferred all his property to the trust. If he did not draw a new deed stating the trust owns the property, does this form help at all to void probate? What is it for?

Answer: Anything with a title is NOT covered by the transfer. The assignment and transfer would apply to items such as clothing, furniture,etc. Cars, homes, and other Real Estate most be retitled to the trust BEFORE death. That is what in meant by not properly funding the trust. In the case you describe, your dad WASTED whatever it cost to set up a trust that doesn't actually own the assets it was set up to own.

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