Payable on death (POD) and transfer on death (TOD) accounts both offer a unique mechanism for streamlining the transfer of ...

Americans have trillions of dollars of wealth locked up in their homes, and passing it on at death can get messy quickly. The typical way of outlining who should get the house in a will can cause ...

You can’t wander far into the Texas estate planning forest without coming across a Transfer on Death Deed. So, what is that and why on earth would you ever want one? We’ll use an easy example. Suppose ...

A Delaware bill aims to simplify the inheritance process for homeowners with a Transfer on Death deed. These deeds allow real estate property to transfer to named beneficiaries, bypassing probate.