Does a Transfer on Death deed interfere with spouse’s homestead right?

Posted on June 20, 2013 Updated on February 8, 2016

I was recently asked a specific question as to how the Transfer on Death deed affects the spouses homestead rights.

Example: A party is married and they execute a transfer on death deed to their children on their separate property which is their homestead.

The deed would not displace the spouse at death because the homestead right is attached to the separate property and community property. Therefore, while the children might own the property upon their parent’s death, the spouse has the right to live in the house.