Pitkin County Affidavit of Deceased Joint Tenant Form (Colorado)

All Pitkin County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:

Affidavit of Deceased Joint Tenant Form

Pitkin County Affidavit of Deceased Joint Tenant Form

Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Pitkin County compliant document last validated/updated 6/12/2025

Affidavit of Deceased Joint Tenant Guide

Pitkin County Affidavit of Deceased Joint Tenant Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Pitkin County compliant document last validated/updated 7/4/2025

Completed Example of the Affidavit of Deceased Joint Tenant Document

Pitkin County Completed Example of the Affidavit of Deceased Joint Tenant Document

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Pitkin County compliant document last validated/updated 5/27/2025

When using these Affidavit of Deceased Joint Tenant forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Pitkin County. The executed documents should then be recorded in the following office:

Pitkin County Clerk and Recorder

534 E Hyman Ave, lower level, Aspen, Colorado 81611

Hours: 8:30 to 4:30 Mon-Thu; Friday until 5:00

Phone: (970) 920-5180

Local jurisdictions located in Pitkin County include:

  • Aspen
  • Meredith
  • Snowmass
  • Snowmass Village
  • Woody Creek

How long does it take to get my forms?

Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.

How do I get my forms, are they emailed?

Immediately after you submit payment, the Pitkin County forms you order will be available for download directly from your account. You can then download the forms to your computer. If you do not already have an account, one will be created for you as part of the order process, and your login details will be provided to you. If you encounter any issues accessing your forms, please reach out to our support team for assistance. Forms are NOT emailed to you.

What does "validated/updated" mean?

This indicates the most recent date when at least one of the following occurred:

  • Updated: The document was updated or changed to remain compliant.
  • Validated: The document was examined by an attorney or staff, or it was successfully recorded in Pitkin County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Pitkin County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Pitkin County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.

Can the Affidavit of Deceased Joint Tenant forms be re-used?

Yes. You can re-use the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have more than one property in Pitkin County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Pitkin County.

What are supplemental forms?

Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by Colorado or Pitkin County. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.

What type of files are the forms?

All of our Pitkin County Affidavit of Deceased Joint Tenant forms are PDFs. You will need to have or get Adobe Reader to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.

Do I need any special software to use these forms?

You will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.

Do I have to enter all of my property information online?

No. The blank forms are downloaded to your computer and you fill them out there, at your convenience.

Can I save the completed form, email it to someone?

Yes, you can save your deed form at any point with your information in it. The forms can also be emailed, blank or complete, as attachments.

Are there any recurring fees involved?

No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

Use a Colorado supplemental affidavit of deceased joint tenant to provide formal notice that a named joint owner of real property has died.

Removing a Deceased Joint Tenant from a Colorado Real Estate Deed

Colorado law allows two or more people to co-own real property as either tenants in common or joint tenants.

Tenants in common hold individual, but not necessarily equal, shares of the title to real property, which they may sell without consulting the other co-owners. If a tenant in common dies, that portion of the property reverts to his/her estate, with no effect on the shares of the other owners.

Joint tenants, on the other hand, share undivided ownership of the whole property. The primary purpose of joint tenancy relates to the right of survivorship, which states that land titled this way is distributed equally amongst the surviving co-owners when one of them dies. See C.R.S. 38-31-101 for further details about co-ownership of real property.

Even though the shares technically pass to the survivors as a function of law when the deceased co-owner dies, it is necessary to formalize the change. Accomplish this by completing and recording a supplemental affidavit, along with a copy of the deceased co-owner's death certificate. This important step helps to maintain a clear chain of title, which should simplify future sales of the real property. See 38-31-102.

Filing the supplemental affidavit clears the title, but the only way to remove the deceased joint tenant's name from the deed is for the survivors to execute and record a new deed. This instrument should show all joint tenants as grantors, with the decedent appropriately identified, and only the survivors as grantees. A certified copy of the recorded affidavit should accompany the new deed; other required supporting documents may vary from county to county.

Contact an attorney with questions about the affidavit of deceased joint tenant, or for other issues related to real property in Colorado.

(Colorado Affidavit of Deceased Joint Tenant Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example)

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