Dear Quentin, A family friend, 91, wants to add me to the deed of his house. His wife died about 8 years ago. His daughter, who would be my age, 65, died when we were in high scho ...

As her caller specifically asked about a trust, a living revocable trust is perhaps the closest alternative to a lady bird ...

But he’s fortunate to have good friends. As this column points out ... he should not, I repeat not, put you on the deed. He could list you on a transfer-on-death deed or a revocable trust ...