A fill-in Michigan Lady Bird (enhanced life estate) deed, plus step-by-step guides for filling it in, signing it, recording it, and filing the Property Transfer Affidavit. Instant download.
One-time price. Recording costs $30 at your county register of deeds.
Get the Lady Bird Deed Kit — $69How It Works
A Lady Bird deed reserves a life estate for you plus the power to sell, mortgage, lease, or change the deed on your own. If you still own the home at your death, it goes straight to the people (or the trust) you name. Michigan recognizes this through Michigan Land Title Standard 9.3, and the Michigan Bar Journal describes the reserved power as giving the owner "complete discretion to occupy, use, encumber, or sell the property without notice to or consent by the remainder beneficiary."
What You Get
Three files, built for Michigan's recording rules.
Editable quitclaim deed with reserved enhanced life estate. Choose individual beneficiaries (with tenants-in-common or survivorship options and a backup if someone dies before you) or name your living trust. Laid out with the 2.5-inch first-page margin, grantee addresses, drafter block, notary acknowledgment, and transfer tax exemption statement Michigan registers of deeds look for.
Whether a Lady Bird deed fits your situation, what to gather, and how to fill in every blank, section by section. Covers married couples, naming a trust, property taxes, Medicaid basics, and when to get legal advice.
Notarizing, recording with your county register of deeds ($30 fee), the transfer tax exemptions, filing the Property Transfer Affidavit (Form 2766) within 45 days, and what your beneficiaries do after your death.
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Is It Right for You?
You own a Michigan home (alone or with your spouse), want it to skip probate, and want to keep the right to sell or refinance without anyone else signing.
The home is co-owned with someone other than your spouse or held in an LLC; a beneficiary is a minor or receives disability benefits; you are applying for Medicaid long-term care; or there is a title problem or land contract.
A Lady Bird deed covers only the real estate it describes. The Trust Kit ($197) and Complete Bundle ($349) both include this Lady Bird deed kit, plus a revocable living trust for your other assets.
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Prepare your Michigan Lady Bird deed today, sign it in front of a notary, and record it with your county.
Get the Lady Bird Deed Kit — $69