Litchfield County Gift Deed Form (Connecticut)

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

Gift Deed Form

Litchfield County Gift Deed Form

Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Litchfield County compliant document last validated/updated 5/30/2025

Gift Deed Guide

Litchfield County Gift Deed Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Litchfield County compliant document last validated/updated 6/24/2025

Completed Example of the Gift Deed Document

Litchfield County Completed Example of the Gift Deed Document

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Litchfield County compliant document last validated/updated 7/4/2025

When using these Gift Deed forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Litchfield County. The executed documents should then be recorded in one of the following offices:

Barkhamsted Town Clerk

67 Ripley Hill Rd, Barkhamsted, Connecticut 06063-3340

Hours: Mon, Tue, Thu 9:00 to 4:00; Wed 9:00 to 5:00; Fri 9:00 to 12:00

Phone: (860) 379-8665

Bethlehem Town Clerk

36 Main St South, Bethlehem, Connecticut 06751

Hours: Mon closed; Tue-Fri 9:00 to 12:00; Tue 5:00 to 7:00; 1st & 3rd Sat 9:00 to 12:00 (exc July & Aug)

Phone: (203) 266-7510 Ext 207

Bridgewater Town Clerk

44 Main St S / PO Box 216, Bridgewater, Connecticut 06752

Hours: Mon, Wed-Fri 8:00 to 12:30; Tue 8:00 to 3:30

Phone: (860) 354-5102

Canaan Town Clerk

108 Main St / PO Box 47, Falls Village, Connecticut 06031-0047

Hours: Mon-Thu 9:00 to 3:00

Phone: (860) 824-0707 Ext 10

Colebrook Town Clerk

562 Colebrook Rd / PO Box 5, Colebrook, Connecticut 06021

Hours: Mon-Thu 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:30; Fri 9:00 to 12:00

Phone: (860) 379-3359 Ext 213

Cornwall Town Clerk

26 Pine St / PO Box 97, Cornwall, Connecticut 06753

Hours: Mon-Thu 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00

Phone: (860) 672-2709

Goshen Town Clerk

42C North St, Goshen, Connecticut 06756

Hours: Mon-Thu 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00; Fri 9:00 to 1:00 and by appt

Phone: (860) 491-3647

Harwinton Town Clerk

100 Bentley Dr / PO Box 66, Harwinton, Connecticut 06791

Hours: Mon, Tue, Thu 8:30 to 4:00; Wed 8:30 to 6:00; Fri 8:30 to 12:30

Phone: (860) 485-9613

Kent Town Clerk

Town Hall - 41 Kent Green Blvd / PO Box 843, Kent, Connecticut 06757

Hours: Mon-Thu 9:00 to 4:00; Fri 9:00 to 12:00

Phone: (860) 927-3433

Litchfield Town Clerk

74 West St / PO Box 488, Litchfield, Connecticut 06759

Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 to 4:30

Phone: (860) 567-7561

Morris Town Clerk

Town Hall - 3 East St / PO Box 66, Morris, Connecticut 06763

Hours: Mon-Wed 8:30 to 4:00; Thu 8:30 to 6:00; Fri & 1st Sat 8:30 to 12:00

Phone: (860) 567-7433

New Hartford Town Clerk

Town Hall - 530 Main St / PO Box 426, New Hartford, Connecticut 06057

Hours: Call for hours

Phone: (860) 379-5037

New Milford Town Clerk

Town Hall - 10 Main St, New Milford, Connecticut 06776

Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 to 4:00

Phone: (860) 355-6020

Norfolk Town Clerk

19 Maple Ave / PO Box 552, Norfolk, Connecticut 06058

Hours: Mon-Thu 8:30 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00; Fri 8:30 to 12:00

Phone: (860) 542-5679

North Canaan Town Clerk

Town Hall - 100 Pease St #7, North Canaan, Connecticut 06018

Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00

Phone: (860) 824-7313 Ext 106

Plymouth Town Clerk

Town Hall - 80 Main St, Terryville, Connecticut 06786

Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30

Phone: (860) 585-4039

Roxbury Town Clerk

29 North St / PO Box 203, Roxbury, Connecticut 06783

Hours: Tue,Thu 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00; Wed, Fri 9:00 to 12:00

Phone: (860) 354-3328

Salisbury Town Clerk

27 Main St / PO Box 548, Salisbury, Connecticut 06068

Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 to 3:30

Phone: (860) 435-5182

Sharon Town Clerk

63 Main St / PO Box 224, Sharon, Connecticut 06069

Hours: Mon-Thu 8:30 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00; Fri 8:30 to 12:00

Phone: (860) 364-5224

Thomaston Town Clerk

Town Hall - 158 Main St, Level 3, Thomaston, Connecticut 06787

Hours: Mon, Tue, Wed 8:00 to 4:00; Thu 8:30 to 6:00; Fri 8:30 to 12:00

Phone: (860) 283-4141

Torrington City Clerk

City Hall - 140 Main St, 1st floor, Torrington, Connecticut 06790

Hours: Mon-Wed 8:30-4:00; Thu 8:30-6:30; Fri 8:30-12:30

Phone: (860) 489-2236

Warren Town Clerk/Registrar

50 Cemetery Rd, Warren , Connecticut 06754

Hours: Mon, Thu 9:00 to 1:00; Tue, Wed 9:00 to 4:00; Fri closed

Phone: (860) 868-7881 Ext 101

Washington Town Clerk

Bryan Memorial Hall - 2 Bryan Plaza / PO Box 383, Washington Depot, Connecticut 06794

Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:45

Phone: (860) 868-2786

Watertown Town Clerk

Town Hall - 37 DeForest St, Watertown, Connecticut 06795

Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 to 5:00

Phone: (860) 945-5230

Winchester Town Clerk

338 Main St, Suite 201, Winsted, Connecticut 06098-1697

Hours: Mon-Wed 8:00 to 4:00; Thu 8:00 to 7:00; Fri 8:00 to 12:00

Phone: (860) 738-6963

Woodbury Town Clerk

275 Main St South / Mail: 281 Main St South, Woodbury, Connecticut 06798

Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 to 4:00

Phone: (203) 263-2144

Local jurisdictions located in Litchfield County include:

  • Bantam
  • Barkhamsted
  • Bethlehem
  • Bridgewater
  • Canaan
  • Colebrook
  • Cornwall
  • Cornwall Bridge
  • East Canaan
  • Falls Village
  • Gaylordsville
  • Goshen
  • Harwinton
  • Kent
  • Lakeside
  • Lakeville
  • Litchfield
  • Morris
  • New Hartford
  • New Milford
  • New Preston Marble Dale
  • Norfolk
  • Northfield
  • Oakville
  • Pequabuck
  • Pine Meadow
  • Plymouth
  • Riverton
  • Roxbury
  • Salisbury
  • Sharon
  • South Kent
  • Taconic
  • Terryville
  • Thomaston
  • Torrington
  • Washington
  • Washington Depot
  • Watertown
  • West Cornwall
  • Winchester Center
  • Winsted
  • Woodbury

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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 Litchfield County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Litchfield County?

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

Can the Gift Deed 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 Litchfield County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Litchfield County.

What are supplemental forms?

Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by Connecticut or Litchfield 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 Litchfield County Gift Deed 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?

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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.

Gift deeds convey title to real property from one party to another with no exchange of consideration, monetary or otherwise. Often used to transfer property between family members or to gift property as a charitable act or donation, these conveyances occur during the grantor's lifetime. Gift deeds must contain language that explicitly states that no consideration is expected or required. Ambiguous language, or references to any type of consideration, can make the gift deed contestable in court.

A lawful gift deed includes the grantor's full name and marital status, as well as the grantee's full name, marital status, vesting, and mailing address. Vesting describes how the grantee holds title to the property. Generally, real property is owned in either sole ownership or in co-ownership. For Connecticut residential property, the primary methods for holding title in co-ownership are tenancy in common and joint tenancy. An estate conveyed to two or more people is presumed a tenancy in common, unless a joint tenancy is clearly specified (Conn. Gen. Stat. 47-14(a)). The primary characteristic of joint tenancy is the right of survivorship. In Connecticut, when joint tenancy is declared, the right of survivorship is presumed ( 47-14(a)).

As with any conveyance of realty, a gift deed requires a complete legal description of the parcel. Recite the source of title to maintain a clear chain of title, and detail any restrictions associated with the property. Each grantor must sign the deed in the presence of a notary public for a valid transfer. Transfers in Connecticut require two witness signatures, one of which may be the notary official ( 47-5(a)(4)). All signatures must be original.

All conveyances of real property require a Real Estate Conveyance Tax Return (OP-236) in Connecticut, completed by the grantor. For property located in more than one municipality, Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-500 requires a completed Real Estate Conveyance Tax Allocation Worksheet. Record the completed deed, along with any additional materials, in the appropriate town clerk's office. Contact the same office to verify accepted forms of payment.

With gifts of real property, the recipient of the gift (grantee or donee) is not required to declare the amount of the gift as income, but if the property accrues income after the transaction, the grantee is responsible for paying the requisite state and federal income tax [1].

Gifts of real property in Connecticut are subject to the federal gift tax. The person or entity making the gift (grantor or donor) is responsible for paying the federal gift tax; however, if the donor does not pay the gift tax, the donee (grantee) will be held liable [1]. In accordance with federal law, individuals are permitted an annual exclusion of $15,000 on gifts. This means that if a gift is valued below $15,000, a federal gift tax return (Form 709) does not need to be filed. However, if the gift is something that could possibly be disputed by the IRS -- such as real property -- a donor may benefit from filing a Form 709 [2].

If a federal gift tax return is required, a state gift tax return (Form CT-709) is also required for Connecticut residents, as well as non-residents when the subject property is situated in Connecticut [3]. For questions regarding state taxation laws, consult a tax specialist.

This article is provided for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Contact a Connecticut lawyer with any questions about gift deeds or other issues related to the transfer of real property.

[1] http://msuextension.org/publications/FamilyFinancialManagement/MT199105HR.pdf

[2] https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/frequently-asked-questions-on-gift-taxes

[3] http://www.ct.gov/drs/cwp/view.asp?A=1508&Q=266846

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