No. Until the record owner’s death, the record owner remains the legal and equitable owner of the property. See O.C.G.A. 44-17-7.

A Ladybird Deed (Transfer on Death Deed) only becomes effective:

(A) after the record owner dies [See O.C.G.A. 44-17-5(a) (“…at the death of such record owner…”)], and

(B) the grantee beneficiary files the proper Affidavit within 9 months of the record owner’s death. [See O.C.G.A. 44-17-2(c-d)]

Filing a LadyBird Deed will not give your grantee beneficiary the right to enter your property, sell your property, mortgage your property, or do anything else until both of these things occur.

In fact, the grantee beneficiaries you list will not necessarily receive your property at your death, because you have the right to Revoke the Ladybird Deed or Amend/Replace the Ladybird Deed during your lifetime.

Fletcher Estate Planning can help you with putting in place a Ladybird Deed, as well as revoking, amending and replacing a Ladybird Deed.