Last updated October 8, 2026
DeedClaim is the lower-priced option, and its page says so directly: "Get a customized deed for only $59.99", a "Florida lady bird deed form customized to your situation", "Attorney-designed to meet Florida recording requirements", "Guaranteed to Meet State Formatting Requirements", with corrections included and "Easy step-by-step instructions for signing and filing" — and the statement that "DeedClaim is not a law firm and does not provide legal services directly to customers." EstateDraftFL’s deed costs more (the table has the numbers). What the price buys is the master underneath it: one instrument composed from six Florida practices’ drafting standards, with the Department of Revenue’s minimum-stamp reservation language, the title-examiner clauses, the married-homestead joinder, and the predeceased-beneficiary trap closed by design — plus a will that pairs with the deed, and remote-signing and concierge rungs. This is general information, not legal advice, and we are not neutral — the facts are dated and linked.
Method and freshness
Verified as of September 10, 2026. EstateDraftFL prices are rendered from the same server catalog checkout uses. DeedClaim facts are quoted as published on its official page: DeedClaim’s Florida lady bird deed page (Opens in a new windowSe abre en una ventana nuevaLouvri nan yon nouvo fenètОткроется в новом окнеנפתח בחלון חדש). Prices, plans, and terms change; verify the provider’s final order immediately before purchase.
Published facts, side by side
| Comparison point | EstateDraftFL | DeedClaim |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $199 for the deed and the recording instruction sheet; $349 with remote signing; $449 all-in concierge | "Get a customized deed for only $59.99" — one-time, corrections included, free to start the interview. |
| What you get | The enhanced life estate deed composed from a master curated from six Florida practices: the express divest-and-change power, the fee-simple later-conveyance clause (Uniform Title Standards 6.10–6.12), the TAA 20B4-004 reservation language and statement of intent, the homestead and marital recitals, the joint married form. | "Florida lady bird deed form customized to your situation", "Attorney-designed to meet Florida recording requirements", "Guaranteed to Meet State Formatting Requirements". |
| Signing and recording | Sign before two witnesses and a notary (the spouse joins for a married owner's homestead); record with the county clerk — the step-by-step sheet with clerk links is included. The remote-signing rung executes before a commissioned Florida online notary; the concierge rung adds the ministerial e-recording. | "Easy step-by-step instructions for signing and filing." No e-recording or remote-signing option is mentioned on the page. |
| A will with the deed | The Companion Will add-on, $99: the will that covers everything the deed does not, names your personal representative and guardians, and carries the backstop devise if the deed ever fails into the estate. | Not mentioned on the lady bird deed page. |
| Attorney access | Take the finished plan to any licensed Florida attorney of your choosing — never bundled, never required. Independent legal services are not included. | "Attorney-designed" form; "DeedClaim is not a law firm and does not provide legal services directly to customers." |
| Where the law comes from | Deterministic assembly from the curated Florida master (the curation record is published); no model writes, phrases, or reviews a consumer document. | A form generator; the page describes the form as attorney-designed for Florida recording requirements. |
The Florida rules any plan has to handle
The married-homestead joinder. A married owner’s homestead conveyance requires the spouse to join in signing; a deed without the joinder block can fail at the title examiner’s desk. Our master carries the joinder block and the joint married form. See Florida homestead.
The documentary-stamp language. The Department of Revenue’s advisement (TAA 20B4-004) conditions the minimum-stamp treatment on the deed’s reservation of powers; the language has to be on the face of the instrument.
The predeceased beneficiary. If a remainder beneficiary dies first and the deed says nothing, the property can land in probate — the thing the deed was meant to avoid. The questionnaire asks the election and the deed states it.
Everything the deed does not cover. The deed moves one property. A will still governs the rest, which is what the Companion Will is for. See the Companion Will and the Florida lady bird deed, explained.
When DeedClaim may be the better fit
If you want the lowest-cost deed, own the property in your name alone with no spouse or minor child in the picture, and are comfortable checking the reservation language, the legal description, and the recording steps yourself, DeedClaim’s form is a fraction of the price. If the property is a married owner’s homestead, if a beneficiary might not survive you, or if you want the deed’s will and the signing and recording handled through the same intake, that is what EstateDraftFL’s deed and its rungs are built for.
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Start the free role checkGeneral information about Florida law, not legal advice. EstateDraftFL is software, not a law firm, and we are not neutral about our own product; the facts above are quoted as published and dated so you can check them. DeedClaim is a trademark of its owner; this page is an independent comparison and is not affiliated with or endorsed by DeedClaim.
Frequently asked questions
Is a DeedClaim lady bird deed valid in Florida?
A Florida enhanced life estate deed is valid when it is properly drafted, signed before two witnesses and a notary (with the spouse joining for a married owner's homestead), and recorded. Validity depends on the drafting and the execution, not on which website produced the form. DeedClaim's page states its form is designed to meet Florida recording requirements; whether a given deed clears the homestead joinder and the reservation-language traps is a question about that deed's text.
Why does EstateDraftFL's deed cost more than DeedClaim's?
On September 10, 2026, DeedClaim's page showed a Florida lady bird deed for $59.99. EstateDraftFL's deed is $199. The difference is the master underneath it — composed from six Florida practices' drafting standards with the title-examiner clauses, the Department of Revenue's reservation language, and the joinder and predeceased-beneficiary traps closed by design — plus the recording instruction sheet, the $99 Companion Will, and the remote-signing and concierge rungs.
Does either include a will?
EstateDraftFL offers the Companion Will add-on for $99 — the deed-coordinated will that covers everything the deed does not and carries the backstop devise. The DeedClaim lady bird deed page we checked does not mention a will.
Do I need a Florida attorney for a lady bird deed?
If you are married or have a minor child and the property is your homestead, Florida's constitutional homestead restrictions raise questions the courts have not definitively settled — take the deed to a licensed Florida attorney of your choosing before signing. EstateDraftFL never bundles or requires one, and independent legal services are not included.
General information about Florida law, not legal advice.