California Affidavit Death of Joint Tenant
County Specific Legal Forms Validated as Recently as August 27, 2025
About the California Affidavit Death of Joint Tenant
How to Use This Form
- Select your county from the list on the left
- Download the county-specific form
- Fill in the required information
- Have the document notarized if required
- Record with your county recorder's office
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When real estate in California is owned by joint tenants and one of the owners dies, the remaining owner(s) can clear the title by recording an affidavit of Death of a Joint Tenant.
Joint tenancy is a way for two or more people to own property in equal shares so that when one of the joint tenants dies, the property can pass to the surviving joint tenant(s) without having to go through probate court.
The affidavit should be recorded in order to be binding on others. Take a certified copy of the death certificate of the deceased joint tenant and your affidavit to the recorder's office in the county where the real property is located.
(California Affidavit of Death of Joint Tenant Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example)
Important: County-Specific Forms
Our affidavit death of joint tenant forms are specifically formatted for each county in California.
After selecting your county, you'll receive forms that meet all local recording requirements, ensuring your documents will be accepted without delays or rejection fees.
How to Use This Form
- Select your county from the list above
- Download the county-specific form
- Fill in the required information
- Have the document notarized if required
- Record with your county recorder's office
What Others Like You Are Saying
“The guide and example provided made it so easy to complete the form. All was in order when I took it…”
— Carol W.“Nicely Done - Blank Deeds, Guidelines, examples, etc. Thank you as a former paralegal, I am impresse…”
— Karen M.“I needed to cut and paste my phone number with the dashes in order to use this website with my iPhon…”
— Dean B.“I am a litigator based in Lee County that rarely needs to record deeds or mortgages. However, at tim…”
— Matthew T.“I would rate it 5 stars also. Eddie M.”
— edward m.Common Uses for Affidavit Death of Joint Tenant
- Transfer property between family members
- Add or remove names from property titles
- Transfer property into or out of trusts
- Correct errors in previously recorded deeds
- Gift property to others