Of course a trust is not the only way to go - only the best. And that's "Quit Claim" not "Quick claim". Maybe you Floridians have better laws because of all of the elderly people retiring there but in California a simple will, will suck a lot of money out of the estate.

I went through a trust with my dad and I am helping my wife go through probate with a simple will from her deceased mother. The difference in this state is like night and day. Just take a gander at the fee schedules for probate. To settle my Dada's trust I merely went to the county seat presented a death certificate and deeded the house to myself (since I was the successor trustee). No taxes, $50 filing fee. No big deal. With my MILS will, the lawyer alone will get at least $50K and the court will get their percentage.

See: http://www.trustandprobatelawgroup....On.html?gclid=CLitsI7gn6YCFQqAgwodSUjYng

Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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