During a transferor’s life, a transfer on death deed does not do any of the following:
- (1) Affect an interest or right of the transferor or any other owner, including the right to transfer or encumber the property.
- (2) Affect an interest or right of a transferee, even if the transferee has actual or constructive notice of the transfer on death deed.
- (3) Affect an interest or right of a secured or unsecured creditor or future creditor of the transferor, even if the creditor has actual or constructive notice of the transfer on death deed.
- (4) Affect the transferor’s or designated beneficiary’s eligibility for any form of public assistance.
- (5) Create a legal or equitable interest in favor of the designated beneficiary.
- (6) Subject the property to claims or process of a creditor of the designated beneficiary.
85 Del. Laws, c. 212, § 1