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The dad signed a deed giving property to the child, left it in his desk assuming child would find it after death.

Deed was

1. Never delivered
2. Never accepted
3. Never recorded (aka perfected) although not a requirement but a good idea
4. and is now subject to probate without a will to pass the property

Deeds undelivered until after death in Michigan do not survive death.

Lesson: See the lawyer now.