Franklin County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Form

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Franklin County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Form

Franklin County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Form

Fill in the blank Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) form formatted to comply with all Florida recording and content requirements.

Document Last Validated 7/16/2026
Franklin County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Guide

Franklin County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) form.

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Franklin County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Document

Franklin County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Document

Example of a properly completed Florida Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) document for reference.

Document Last Validated 7/16/2026

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Franklin County Clerk of Court

Address:
33 Market St, Suite 203
Apalachicola, Florida 32320

Hours: 8:00 to 5:00 M-F

Phone: (850) 653-8861 Ext. 102, 109, and 104

Carrabelle Annex

Address:
912 NW Avenue A
Carrabelle, Florida 32322

Hours: Thursdays only 8:15 to 11:30 & 12:30 to 4:45

Phone: 850-697-3263

Recording Tips for Franklin County:
  • Leave recording info boxes blank - the office fills these
  • Check margin requirements - usually 1-2 inches at top
  • Both spouses typically need to sign if property is jointly owned
  • Recorded documents become public record - avoid including SSNs
  • Bring multiple forms of payment in case one isn't accepted

Cities and Jurisdictions in Franklin County

Properties in any of these areas use Franklin County forms:

  • Apalachicola
  • Carrabelle
  • Eastpoint
  • Lanark Village

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Franklin County

How do I get my forms?

Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Franklin 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 Franklin County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County?

Recording fees in Franklin County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (850) 653-8861 Ext. 102, 109, and 104 for current fees.

Questions answered? Let's get started!

Florida treats the word trustee on a deed with suspicion. Under section 689.07 of the Florida Statutes, a deed made out to a grantee as trustee that names no beneficiaries, states no trust purposes, and identifies no trust by title or date is declared to grant the grantee a fee simple estate personally, with full power to sell and encumber the property. A conveyance meant to fund a trust can end up titling the land in one person's own name. This Florida Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) is drafted around that statute: it identifies the trust by name and date and carries the recorded trustee-powers language Florida law gives effect.

The statutory quitclaim, aimed at a trustee

The deed follows the quitclaim form Florida enacted in 2023 as section 689.025. The grantor remises, releases, and quitclaims all right, title, interest, claim, and demand in the described parcel, with no covenant or warranty of title; the grantee takes exactly the interest the grantor holds. That posture matches the most common setting for a trustee-grantee deed, the transfer of property into the owner's own revocable living trust. Section 689.075 confirms that a trust remains valid even though the settlor keeps the power to revoke or amend it.

Powers the record can rely on

Section 689.073 gives recorded trustee-powers language real consequences. A recorded deed that designates the grantee as trustee and confers the power to protect, to conserve, to sell, to lease, to encumber, or otherwise to manage and dispose of the property vests that authority in the trustee of record. A later buyer, lender, or title agent dealing with the trustee is not obligated to inquire into the trust agreement, the trustee's authority, or the beneficiaries, and takes free of beneficiary claims. The deed carries that statutory wording verbatim, for the named trustee and any successor trustee, so the trust agreement stays private while the public record supplies the authority.

Witnesses, joinder, and the county record

Execution follows Florida's deed formalities: the grantor signs before two subscribing witnesses under section 689.01, and since January 1, 2024, each witness's printed name and post-office address must appear on the instrument. The notary certificate follows the statutory short form, with the physical-presence or online-notarization election. Because article X, section 4(c) of the Florida Constitution requires a spouse's joinder in a lifetime alienation of homestead, the form includes a labeled joining-spouse signature block for a married grantor conveying homestead property into the trust; it stays blank otherwise. The deed reserves the clerk's statutory stamp spaces and includes the parcel identification number blank that section 689.025 requires. A deed funding a grantor's revocable trust ordinarily owes only the minimum documentary stamp tax at recording under the Department of Revenue's rules for nominal-consideration and revocable-trust conveyances, while encumbered property follows the consideration rules of section 201.02.

What arrives in the package

The download includes the blank deed as a fillable PDF with a removable instructions page, a completed example showing a realistic Orange County transfer into a revocable living trust, and a plain-language guide that walks through every section, the witness and notary requirements, and recording with the clerk of the circuit court. The materials are informational and are not legal advice; a Florida attorney can apply these statutes to a particular title or trust.

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

This Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) meets all recording requirements specific to Franklin County.

Our Promise

The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Franklin 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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