Quitclaim Deed in Montana

A quitclaim deed transfers whatever interest you have in real estate, with no promise that the title is good. Before you record it, check your state's signing rules below and your county recorder's formatting rules (margins, paper size, preparer and return-address blocks, transfer-tax forms) — recorders reject deeds that miss them.

What Montana law says

Signing and recording a deed	To be recorded, a deed must be acknowledged by the signer before a notary (or proved by a subscribing witness, notarized). Record it with the county clerk and recorder of the county where the property is located. A realty transfer certificate on the Department of Revenue form must be completed before the clerk will accept the deed for recording; failing to file it does not affect validity between the parties. Realty transfer certificate: https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0150/chapter_0070/part_0030/section_0050/0150-0070-0030-0050.html Source: Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-21-203, 70-21-208, 15-7-305
Transfer-on-death deed	Yes, under the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act. The deed must have the elements and formalities of a recordable deed, state that the transfer happens at the owner's death, and be recorded with the county clerk and recorder where the land is located before the owner dies. The owner needs the same mental capacity as for a will. Notice to, acceptance by, or payment from the beneficiary is not required. Source: Mont. Code Ann. §§ 72-6-401 to 72-6-418 (esp. 72-6-407, 72-6-408)

Signing and recording a deed

To be recorded, a deed must be acknowledged by the signer before a notary (or proved by a subscribing witness, notarized). Record it with the county clerk and recorder of the county where the property is located. A realty transfer certificate on the Department of Revenue form must be completed before the clerk will accept the deed for recording; failing to file it does not affect validity between the parties.

Realty transfer certificate: https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0150/chapter_0070/part_0030/section_0050/0150-0070-0030-0050.html

Source: Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-21-203, 70-21-208, 15-7-305

Transfer-on-death deed

Yes, under the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act. The deed must have the elements and formalities of a recordable deed, state that the transfer happens at the owner's death, and be recorded with the county clerk and recorder where the land is located before the owner dies. The owner needs the same mental capacity as for a will. Notice to, acceptance by, or payment from the beneficiary is not required.

Source: Mont. Code Ann. §§ 72-6-401 to 72-6-418 (esp. 72-6-407, 72-6-408)

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Recording requested by and return to: [name and mailing address]

QUITCLAIM DEED

For [consideration, e.g. $10 or 'no consideration — gift'], [grantor name(s)], of [grantor address] ("Grantor"), quitclaims to [grantee name(s)], of [grantee address] ("Grantee"), [how grantees take title, e.g. as joint tenants with right of survivorship], all of Grantor's interest in the following real property in [county] County, [state]:

Legal description: [full legal description copied from the current deed]

Commonly known as: [street address] Parcel / tax ID: [parcel number]

Signed on [date signed]. Grantor signature(s): ____________________

[Acknowledgment before a notary public, in the form your state requires, and any witness signatures your state requires]

Send tax statements to: [name and address for tax bills]

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General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.