Your deed must be accompanied with the following completed forms. Below please find the Declaration of Homestead forms, a Simple Guide to the Massachusetts Homestead Act, and brochures in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.The new deed will include how the property is titled before the transfer, what the new title should be and the legal description of the property. Use the downloadable, barcoded PDF document for transfers of Real Property located in all counties except: Herkimer County and the boroughs of New York City. Unlike assets in a testamentary trust, the assets transferred to a revocable living trust during the grantor's lifetime are not subject to probate. A deed of trust is a legal document that is the security for a real estate loan. 3 In a non-MERS mortgage, there is a borrower-mortgagor and a lender-mortgagee. I have always been the main provider for the family, but am worried that in the divorce settlement he will be able to sue for half of the equity in my house.