Nevada County Quitclaim Deed (Married Couple as Grantors) Form

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Nevada County Quitclaim Deed (Married Couple as Grantors) Form

Nevada County Quitclaim Deed (Married Couple as Grantors) Form

Fill in the blank Quitclaim Deed (Married Couple as Grantors) form formatted to comply with all California recording and content requirements.

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Nevada County Quitclaim Deed (Married Couple as Grantors) Guide

Nevada County Quitclaim Deed (Married Couple as Grantors) Guide

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Nevada County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Married Couple as Grantors) Document

Nevada County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Married Couple as Grantors) Document

Example of a properly completed California Quitclaim Deed (Married Couple as Grantors) document for reference.

Document Last Validated 7/26/2026

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Important: Your property must be located in Nevada County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.

Where to Record Your Documents

Nevada County Clerk-Recorder

Address:
950 Maidu Ave, Suite 210
Nevada City , California 95959

Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM / Recording until 4:00 PM

Phone: 530-265-1221

Recording Tips for Nevada County:
  • Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
  • Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
  • Verify all names are spelled correctly before recording
  • Recorded documents become public record - avoid including SSNs
  • Recording fees may differ from what's posted online - verify current rates

Cities and Jurisdictions in Nevada County

Properties in any of these areas use Nevada County forms:

  • Cedar Ridge
  • Chicago Park
  • Floriston
  • Grass Valley
  • Nevada City
  • Norden
  • North San Juan
  • Penn Valley
  • Rough And Ready
  • Smartsville
  • Soda Springs
  • Truckee
  • Washington

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Nevada County

How do I get my forms?

Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Nevada County forms will be in your account ready to download to your computer. An account is created for you during checkout if you don't have one. Forms are NOT emailed.

Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Nevada County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Nevada County, including margin requirements, font requirements, and other layout standards. This guarantee applies to formatting, not to the legal sufficiency of information entered by the user or the suitability of a form for a particular transaction.

Can I reuse these forms?

Yes. You can reuse the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have multiple properties in Nevada County you only need to order once.

What do I need to use these forms?

The forms are PDFs that you fill out on your computer. You'll need Adobe Reader (free software that most computers already have). You do NOT enter your property information online - you download the blank forms and complete them privately on your own computer.

Are there any recurring fees?

No. This is a one-time purchase. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

How much does it cost to record in Nevada County?

Recording fees in Nevada County vary. Contact the recorder's office at 530-265-1221 for current fees.

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When California spouses give up an interest in real property together, the record shows one instrument doing the work of two owners: a quitclaim deed that names both spouses as grantors, recites that they are married to each other, and carries a signature line and a notary certificate for each of them. This form prepares the California quitclaim deed in that married couple configuration, releasing whatever interest the couple holds to the grantee named in the deed, without any warranty of title.

Married Grantors and the Community Property Presumption

The marriage matters on the grantor side because of how California characterizes ownership. Family Code Section 760 makes property acquired by a married person during the marriage, while domiciled in the state, community property except as otherwise provided, and the California Supreme Court's decision in In re Brace confirmed how far that presumption reaches even when the recorded title reads differently. A conveyance of community real property is a two spouse act under Family Code Section 1102, and a deed executed by one spouse alone leaves the record asking where the other spouse stands. The married couple configuration answers on the face of the instrument: the grantor section recites the marriage, both spouses execute, and the release reaches whatever interest either of them holds, community or separate, however the characterization might later be argued.

A Release Without Covenants

California folded its everyday title promise into a single word. A conveyance drawn on the word grant picks up the two implied covenants of Civil Code Section 1113; a quitclaim, often typed as a quit claim deed, leaves that word out, so nothing is promised about the state of the title. The deed prints the rest of the classic quitclaim posture in its operative section: each grantor conveys the right, title, and interest held at delivery, and title a grantor acquires afterward does not follow the deed. What the couple holds passes; what they do not hold was never promised.

Two Spouse Grantor Blocks, Two Certificates

Section 4 of the form carries the configuration: a grantor block for each spouse under a recital that the grantors are married to each other and that both join in the deed. Two signature lines follow the operative section, and a notary certificate follows for each signer, headed by the boxed identity notice California places at the top of certificates taken in the state. A documentary transfer tax declaration prints in the body with its own line for the party who determines the tax. Couples presenting this pattern appear throughout California's grantor indexes: spouses selling a community parcel to a buyer, a couple releasing their interest in family land to a relative, and spouses in a long marriage consolidating fractional interests they picked up over the years into a single grantee's name.

The form recites its two grantors as spouses. A sole owner, and two co-owners who are not married to each other, present grantor patterns outside these blocks, and the form is not set up as a transfer between the spouses themselves: the grantee section names a party taking from the couple.

Recording and the Notice That Follows

The deed records with the recorder of the county where the land lies, and its first page arrives arranged for intake: the reserved recording space, the requester and return entries, the parcel number, the future tax statement address, and the transfer tax declaration. One recording consequence is newer than the rest. Under a 2025 statute, every California county is to establish a recorder notification program by January 1, 2027, and after implementation the recorder mails notice to the parties who executed a recorded deed or quitclaim deed, within 30 days, at the tax bill address on file. Both spouses on this deed are executing parties, so that anti fraud notice runs to each of them.

The package contains the deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example worked through an Alameda County sale, and a plain language guide to every section, the signing before the notary, and the county recording process. It describes the law that governs the instrument in general terms and is not legal advice about any couple's title.

Important: Your property must be located in Nevada County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.

This Quitclaim Deed (Married Couple as Grantors) meets all recording requirements specific to Nevada County.

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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Nevada County recording format requirements. If there is a rejection caused by our formatting, we will correct the issue or refund your payment. This guarantee applies to document formatting only and does not extend to information entered by the user, the selection of the form, or the legal effect of the completed document.

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