Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida
Our assets are all titled: 2 cars, a motorhome, a manufactured house. Do we need a trust to transfer these to our children at our death?
4 Answers from Attorneys
Unless you add your children as " joint owners with right of survivorship" to the title, you will need a will.
I suggest you do a will. Also on your manufactured house you could do a Lady Bird deed which entitles you to keep the property and is only transferred on death to the children. Thereby bypassing probate.
Cars - so so - you can state in the willl who will get the vehicles and with that will and a death certificate and proof of the identification of the beneficiary go to the tax office and transfer title. Same with the motor home.
Seek some legal advice with your actual ownership documentation. it will be worthwhile and may save your children much money in unnecessary probate or other costs.
There are different ways of transferring the property. I would suggest contacting an estate planning attorney to help answer your questions. Many will do a short consultation for free.