California Partition Law Blog
The purpose of this article is to explain what a Transfer on Death (TOD) Deed is. TOD Deeds are meant to allowing people, especially elderly people, to transfer their residential property. These deeds are meant make it easier and less expensive to transfer that property without needing a will or living trust that would go to probate.
Before January 2016, the only way to transfer property after the death of an owner was through a joint tenancy with right of survivorship, probate, or a trust transfer deed. The laws creating TOD Deeds were meant to sunset in 2021 but have been extended to 2032.
What is a Transfer on Death deed?