Steven and Tamara McGlynn transferred at least four parcels of Lewis and Clark County property into the McGlynn Family Living Trust on May 27, consolidating a portfolio that spans multiple Helena-area subdivisions in what public records show is a single coordinated estate planning move.
The four deeds — recorded on the same day in Book M65 — cover properties in four distinct subdivisions: East Helena Townsite, East Helena Townsite Corrected, Pine Hills Estates, and the Northern Pacific Addition. The Northern Pacific Addition transfer alone covers two adjacent lots, Lots 2 and 3 of Block 65, meaning at least five individual parcels changed hands in the same filing session.
The transfers follow a pattern common in estate and asset protection planning, where individuals move real property out of their personal names and into a revocable living trust to simplify future transfers and avoid probate. The McGlynns appear across 12 filings tied to six distinct properties in Lewis and Clark County recorder records, suggesting the May 27 round of deeds may not capture the full scope of their local holdings.
Because the transfers are between individuals and a trust they control — rather than an arm's-length sale — no purchase price is listed in the recorded documents. The deeds were recorded consecutively in pages 4240 through 4243 of Book M65, indicating they were submitted together at the recorder's office. For Helena-area residents, the filings are a reminder that property ownership shown in county records does not always reflect recent changes until estate instruments are recorded.