Delaware - Kent County Trustee Deed Form

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All Kent County specific forms listed below are included in your immediate download:

Trustee Deed Form - Kent County

Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included document last updated 9/16/2020

Trustee Deed Guide - Kent County

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included document last updated 8/31/2020

Kent County Completed Example of the Trustee Deed Document Page 1

Completed Example of the Trustee Deed Document - Kent County

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included document last updated 9/17/2020

*The Following Delaware and Kent County supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order.

New Property Owner Information Form

This form must be submitted by the new property owner or grantee/buyer. Instructions are included.

Realty Transfer Tax Return and Affidavit of Gain and Value

This form is required at time of recordation, even if the transfer tax exemption is claimed. This form is complete and comes with instructions. Both versions are identical.

Real Estate Tax Return Declaration of Estimated Income Tax

This form is for a non-resident, pass-through entity or corporation, who transfers real property in Delaware. The form is complete and comes with instructions.

Transfer Tax

This list contains the transfer tax rate and payment information for each of the municipalities in Kent County.

Transfer Tax Exemptions

If documentary tax stamp is due, it must be paid at the time of recording. This excerpt from the statutes lists all of the transfer tax exemptions under 5401 (1).

Home Buyer Certification

This form is used in Kent County when the first time buyer exemption is claimed from realty transfer tax.

Notary Certificates

The supplemental forms in this section can be used as loose certificates by notaries in the state.

Frequently Asked Questions:

How long does it take to get my forms?
- Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.
What are supplemental forms?
- Often when a deed is recorded additional documents are required by the state or local jurisdiction. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.
How do I get my forms, are they emailed?
- After you submit payment you will see a page listing the forms you ordered with a download link to the pdf form file. You download the forms to your computer. You will also receive an email with a link to your download page in case you need it later.
What type of files are the forms?
- All of our 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.
Can the 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 a given county that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in that county.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Kent County ?
- Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Kent County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.
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.
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.
Are there any recurring fees involved?
- No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

Areas covered by these Trustee Deed Forms:

Kent County

Including:

Camden Wyoming
Cheswold
Clayton
Dover
Dover Afb
Felton
Frederica
Harrington
Hartly
Houston
Kenton
Little Creek
Magnolia
Marydel
Smyrna
Viola
Woodside

What is the Delaware Trustee Deed?

Used in trust administration, a trustee's deed conveys real property out of a trust and vests title in the name of a grantee. Unlike other instruments of conveyance, this deed is named for the person executing the deed rather than the type of transfer it is.

A trustee is the person who holds legal title to trust property in the name of the trust. The trustee is appointed in the trust instrument, an unrecorded document executed by a trustor, who funds a trust with assets. The powers of the trustee relevant to the conveyance of real property are also enumerated in the trust instrument.

The trustee's deed follows the statutory form for conveyances of real property in Delaware (Del. Code tit. 29, 121(a)). Pursuant to Del. Code tit. 29, 121(b), the deed functions like a special warranty deed, meaning it carries a warranty of title only for the duration of the current grantor's ownership of the property.

Under a trustee's deed, the trustee is named as the grantor, and basic information about the trust under which the trustee is acting also appears. As with all instruments affecting real property, the trustee's deed requires a legal description of the subject property. All acting trustees named under the trust instrument as required to sign must sign the deed in the presence of a notary public for a legal transfer. The deed is then recorded in the county in which the subject property is situated. Also, note that each of Delaware's three counties specify different deed format requirements, so make sure to use the correct layout for the property's location.

Each case is unique, so consult an attorney with any questions or for complex situations.

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