Are lady bird deeds just for women? No. The name comes from a story about Lady Bird Johnson that nobody has ever proved, and the deed has nothing to do with whether the owner is a man or a woman.

That is the first of thirty-four questions in this book, and each one is a question Florida homeowners actually ask. What is a lady bird deed? Does it really avoid probate? Does my spouse have to sign? Can Medicaid take the house? Will my children pay capital gains tax? What happens if I cannot sign anymore? Do I need a trust instead, or both?

Each chapter answers its question in the first two sentences, then shows why, through a real case or a situation that comes up again and again in practice. The book covers the Florida homestead rules that void deeds a spouse did not sign, the paragraph of reserved powers that separates a lady bird deed from an ordinary life estate, what a revocable trust does that a deed cannot, and where each one fails.

Every statute, case and agency ruling is cited to its source, so a reader or another lawyer can check the law for themselves. Where the law is unsettled, the book says so.

Written by Kevin D. Klagge, Esq., a Miami attorney who has spent more than fourteen years litigating cases built on poorly drafted documents, and who drafts his own clients' plans to hold up if they are ever attacked. He runs Klagge Law, PLLC, publishes as StepUpLaw (https://stepuplaw.com), and is a partner at Assouline & Berlowe, P.A. His full biography is at stepuplaw.com/about.

This book is general information about Florida law and is not legal advice.

Are Florida Lady Bird Deeds Just for Women?

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