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Florida deed packet
Transfer Florida real estate at death while retaining lifetime control — also called a Lady Bird deed. Get the state-specific blank deed and completion guidance as an instant download.
Is this the right deed type? An enhanced life estate deed (Lady Bird deed) lets you keep lifetime control while naming a remainder beneficiary.
This download includes 2 documents in editable Word format. Complete them on your own computer, then print, sign, and record.
Packet is delivered in Word format; no blank PDF of the deed is included.
A simple three-step workflow; the packet guides you through each one.
Gather the current deed or title record and the exact legal description of the property before you start.
Complete the blank deed and follow the included state guidance for signing, acknowledgment, and related requirements.
Confirm your county recorder's cover sheets, transfer forms, fees, and local practices, then submit the executed deed.
See page 1 of the actual blank form and review a plain-language outline of what appears on page 1. The complete formatted packet is delivered after checkout.
FLORIDA ENHANCED LIFE ESTATE DEED.
Recording and return information: fields for the preparer and return-to recipient names, mailing addresses, and related recording details.
Party information: grantor and grantee names, mailing addresses, marital status, and vesting details as required by Florida practice.
Consideration: the stated consideration for the transfer, with any applicable tax or exemption notes.
Property description: the legal description of the property, or a reference to an attached exhibit.
About this Florida form
A Florida enhanced life estate deed, commonly called a Lady Bird deed, is an estate-planning deed structure that can let an owner keep lifetime control while naming remainder beneficiaries for property still owned at death. It is not an ordinary sale deed, and Florida does not have a general statutory real-property transfer-on-death deed form. Lady Bird planning should be reviewed carefully for title, mortgage, homestead, Medicaid estate recovery, tax, beneficiary, and post-death title-clearing issues.
The Florida enhanced life estate deed package includes two editable Microsoft Word documents: the Florida Enhanced Life Estate Deed / Lady Bird Deed and a separate Florida Enhanced Life Estate Deed Instructions and Recording Checklist. The instruction file is separate so completion guidance is not accidentally recorded as part of the deed.
This form may be considered when a Florida owner wants an enhanced-life-estate structure that preserves lifetime retained powers while naming adult remainder beneficiaries. It should not be used for ordinary sales, complex beneficiary structures, minors, uncertain capacity, disputed title, Medicaid planning without elder-law review, or lender-sensitive transfers without professional review.
A Florida Lady Bird deed is an estate-planning deed structure, not a warranty deed, special warranty deed, quitclaim deed, or statutory transfer-on-death deed. The right deed depends on whether the goal is a current sale transfer, no-warranty transfer, limited-warranty transfer, or estate-planning transfer after counsel and title review.
PublicLegal-authored self-help deed form. Provided for customers to complete with their own transaction information and submit to the proper local recording office. Recorder offices and state agencies may require separate supplemental forms, taxes, fees, or cover sheets, and requirements vary by jurisdiction and transaction. Review the product notes and confirm local recording requirements before relying on any completed deed.
ILRG provides self-help deed forms and download support. Attorney-reviewed PublicLegal-authored deed forms are provided for you to complete with your own transaction information. Deed recording requirements, supplemental forms, transfer taxes, title-company practices, and legal suitability vary by jurisdiction and transaction. If you are not 100 percent satisfied after purchasing from us, contact us for a refund.
No. Florida does not have a general statutory real-property transfer-on-death deed form. A Lady Bird deed uses an enhanced-life-estate structure and should not be treated as a statutory TOD deed.
Florida deeds generally require two subscribing witnesses and a notary acknowledgment for recording. Confirm execution details before signing.
The product includes the editable Florida Enhanced Life Estate Deed / Lady Bird Deed Word document and a separate editable instructions and recording checklist Word document.
Yes. Medicaid estate recovery, homestead, lender due-on-sale, tax basis, insurance, title, and beneficiary issues can be fact-specific. Use elder-law, tax, title-company, and lender review where appropriate.
Yes. Review is especially important for mortgages, homestead spouses, multiple or non-adult beneficiaries, trusts, entities, POA signing, capacity concerns, title-insured transactions, or disputed family facts.