Can you withdraw house from trust without legal help or paperwork?
Can you withdraw house from trust without legal help or paperwork? I am the full time caregiver of my grandmother in Florida. She has AL but has not been deemed incompetent. She has a revocable living trust that has a house in it. She is the grantor in the trust. She wants to withdraw the house from the trust and sell it for her care. Can this be done without a lawyer or can an addendum be added to the trust withdrawing the property?
Expert Answer
Your grandmother should be able to do this easily. One of the beauties of a living trust is that it allows people to have complete control over the property in it—and to sell or give it away as they see fit. When selling the house, your grandmother can transfer it to the buyer in her capacity as grantor. She can do this by signing the new deed to the buyer as: “[Your grandmother’s name], trustee of the [your grandmother’s name] Living trust dated [Date the trust was created].”