Missouri state law outlines the process of conveying real property to create a joint estate using a quit claim deed at Section 442.025.
- Any person or persons owning real estate, or any interest therein, which he or they have power to convey, may effectively convey such real estate by a conveyance naming himself or themselves and another person or persons, or one or more of themselves and another person or persons, as grantees, and the conveyance has the same effect as to whether it creates a joint tenancy, or tenancy by the entireties, or tenancy in common, or tenancy in partnership, as if it were a conveyance from a stranger who owned the real estate to the persons named as grantees in the conveyance.
- Any two or more persons owning real estate, or any interest therein, which they have power to convey, may effectively convey such real estate by a conveyance naming one, or more than one, or all such persons as grantees, and the conveyance has the same effect, as to whether it creates a separate ownership, or a joint tenancy, or tenancy by the entireties, or tenancy in common, or tenancy in partnership, as if it were a conveyance from a stranger who owned the real estate, to the persons named as grantees in the conveyance.
- Any “person” mentioned in this section may be a married person, and any “persons” so mentioned may be persons married to each other.
The deed used to create the joint tenancy must meet all state and local standards for form and content. Once completed, signed, and notarized, record it with the local office responsible for maintaining land records for the Missouri county where the property is located.