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Beneficiary deed

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000700

A legal instrument used in some states to transfer real property upon the owner's death, outside of probate. The deed specifies a beneficiary who will automatically receive title to the property when the current owner dies. This mechanism is similar to a transfer-on-death deed and avoids the probate process.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000700
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000700",
  "term": "Beneficiary deed",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal instrument used in some states to transfer real property upon the owner's death, outside of probate. The deed specifies a beneficiary who will automatically receive title to the property when the current owner dies. This mechanism is similar to a transfer-on-death deed and avoids the probate process.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/beneficiary-deed/"
}

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