Legal Question in Elder Law in Florida

Is the house in Florida? If so, and it is titled as "husband and wife", it would have an automatic right of survivorship, meaning that if if your father died first then your mother would get the house without the need for probate (and if your mom died first, then your dad would get the house). Inspection of the title would need to be done to verify that this is the case. Additionally, if the house is homesteaded, by putting it in the trust (if not done properly) could risk losing the homestead status. I'm not sure about Ohio law (in the event that the house is in Ohio), but I believe Ohio is a community property state and there may be reasons why one would not want to put the house in the trust. Also, are you sure the living trust is irrevocable, and not revocable? Lastly, even with a trust, it is important to have a will (commonly referred as a "pour-over will") to account for property not in the trust as people often purchase additional assets and don't have a chance to transfer the assets into the trust.