A deed changes who owns real property. Which deed you use determines whether the transfer happens now or at death, whether you keep control, and whether the property avoids probate.
Same price, very different consequences.
Florida homestead rules affect who can receive the property and what a deed may lawfully do, particularly where a spouse or minor child is involved. That is a fact-specific analysis, and it is the main reason a deed should be reviewed before it is recorded.
Once recorded, reversing a transfer generally needs the cooperation of whoever now holds an interest. If there is any doubt about which deed fits, spend the consultation fee first.
Lady bird and life estate deeds pass the property at death outside probate. A quit claim deed simply transfers ownership now.
You can, and it frequently causes problems, exposure to their creditors and divorce, plus tax consequences. A lady bird deed usually achieves the goal without those.
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