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<p class="MsoNormal">You could do a deed from “John Doe, Trustee of the XYZ Trust” to “John Doe, trustee of the XYZ Family Revocable Trust, a restatement of the XYZ Trust” to put the matter of record.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It is deeded to the Trustees of the “XYZ” Trust. The fact the trust’s name has changed, will that affect the trustees’ ability to transfer the house?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Lenard Wittlake<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">House should not be deeded to the trust name. It should be deeded to the trustee’s name.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Revocable Trust created in the early 90’s is named “XYZ.” House deeded into the “XYZ” trust. In 2007, trust is completely restated and named “XYZ Family Revocable Trust.” For transfer purposes, would you rerecord the deed to reflect
the new trust name or simply amend the trust to reflect the old trust name aka new trust name?
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