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Old 10-01-2020, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by jaj523 View Post
I was told by the closing agent on my house here in The Villages that the Florida equivalent of joint tenants with rights of survivorship is a "ladybird" clause. I executed that at closing, and the deed to my house goes directly to my two children upon my death with no fees or probate required.
I would confirm this with another attorney.

Without any special purposes I prefer this

"The term tenancy by the entirety refers to a form of shared property ownership that is reserved only for married couples. ... This form of legal ownership creates a right of survivorship so if one spouse dies, the surviving spouse automatically receives the full title of the property"