Massachusetts Life Estate Deed Form

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A Massachusetts life estate deed is most often used by property owners to assign a remainder beneficiary who will be granted property ownership after the grantor dies. It can also transfer ownership to a grantee for their lifetime before transferring to the remainder beneficiary. Benefits include avoiding probate, Medicaid claim protection, and tax advantages for the beneficiary.

Massachusetts Life Estate Deed Form

A Massachusetts life estate deed is most often used by property owners to assign a remainder beneficiary who will be granted property ownership after the grantor dies. It can also transfer ownership to a grantee for their lifetime before transferring to the remainder beneficiary. Benefits include avoiding probate, Medicaid claim protection, and tax advantages for the beneficiary.

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A Massachusetts life estate deed is most often used by property owners to assign a remainder beneficiary who will be granted property ownership after the grantor dies. It can also transfer ownership to a grantee for their lifetime before transferring to the remainder beneficiary. Benefits include avoiding probate, Medicaid claim protection, and tax advantages for the beneficiary.

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Recording a Life Estate Deed

Before having a deed recorded with the Registry of Deeds Office for the property’s location, the grantor or their representative must sign the deed and have it acknowledged by a notary public.[1]

The deed recording fee at the time of this writing is $155.[2]

Life Estate Statutes – Ch. 183 § 46, Ch. 184 § 5

Formatting Standards

The Registry of Deeds has the following standards for recorded deeds[3]:

  1. The typeface must be large enough and sufficiently dark to be legible when scanned.
  2. The paper must be 8.5″×14″ or smaller, white, and single-sided.
  3. There must be an empty space 3″ from the top edge and 3″ from the right edge of the front page.

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