Black Hawk County Quitclaim Deed (Interspousal) Form
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Black Hawk County Quitclaim Deed (Interspousal) Form
Fill in the blank Quitclaim Deed (Interspousal) form formatted to comply with all Iowa recording and content requirements.

Black Hawk County Quitclaim Deed (Interspousal) Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Quitclaim Deed (Interspousal) form.

Black Hawk County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Interspousal) Document
Example of a properly completed Iowa Quitclaim Deed (Interspousal) document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Black Hawk County Recorder
Waterloo, Iowa 50703-4774
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday
Phone: (319) 833-3012
Recording Tips for Black Hawk County:
- Double-check legal descriptions match your existing deed
- Documents must be on 8.5 x 11 inch white paper
- Recording fees may differ from what's posted online - verify current rates
- Bring extra funds - fees can vary by document type and page count
- Request a receipt showing your recording numbers
Cities and Jurisdictions in Black Hawk County
Properties in any of these areas use Black Hawk County forms:
- Cedar Falls
- Dewar
- Dunkerton
- Evansdale
- Gilbertville
- Hudson
- La Porte City
- Raymond
- Waterloo
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Black Hawk County
How do I get my forms?
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Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Black Hawk County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk County?
Recording fees in Black Hawk County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (319) 833-3012 for current fees.
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On an Iowa quitclaim deed between spouses, the person whose signature Iowa homestead law waits for is the grantee. This form is set up for exactly that conveyance: one married grantor quitclaims to one grantee, the grantee is the grantor's spouse, and the deed gathers both signatures on its own face. It is also searched as an interspousal deed or a quit claim deed between spouses.
Why the grantee signs the deed
Iowa Code section 561.13(1) provides that a conveyance of a homestead by a married owner is not valid unless and until the spouse of the owner executes the same or a like instrument. The statute lists four exceptions, and a transfer between spouses is not among them. This form answers it from inside the instrument: the grantee, being the spouse of the owner, signs a labeled block of the grantee's own, and the operative section recites that the two are married to each other on the date of the deed. Martin v. Martin, 720 N.W.2d 732 (Iowa 2006), is why that block is labeled rather than assumed. There the Iowa Supreme Court treated a homestead deed missing the spousal execution as invalid as to both spouses.
What the deed moves and what it leaves alone
The operative words track the quitclaim form of Iowa Code section 558.19: for the stated consideration, the grantor quitclaims to the grantee all of the interest of the grantor in the described real estate. Nothing is promised about the quality of that interest. A mortgage stays on the land while the borrower stays on the note, and easements, restrictions, unpaid taxes, and assessments follow the parcel. The grantor also relinquishes dower, homestead, and distributive share rights in the property, and the deed states that the grantee's own signature carries no interest of the grantee away. Records in this shape appear when spouses reallocate separately titled parcels so that each holds one alone, when one spouse takes the record title alone ahead of a refinance, and when a spouse who owned the residence before the marriage places it in the other spouse's name. One grantor and one grantee are recited, with no co-ownership designation, because a single grantee takes sole ownership in fee.
A gift between spouses that records without a declaration of value
Iowa Code section 428A.2, subsection 11, excepts deeds between husband and wife without actual consideration from the real estate transfer tax, and section 428A.4(1) lets an excepted deed record on a signed statement of the exception in place of payment. Section 8 of this deed is that statement, and the signatures at the end sign it. The exception reaches past the tax itself: section 428A.4(2) calls for a declaration of value only outside the exceptions numbered 2 through 5, 7 through 13, and 16 through 21, so subsection 11 releases the deed from that form too. Iowa Department of Natural Resources form 542-0960 closes the chain, stating that where no declaration of value is submitted no groundwater hazard statement is required either. The statutory no-condition sentence still prints on page one, where it does its work on a deed that does travel with a declaration of value. The included example is that exempt transaction; a deed between spouses for a price takes the other road, with tax at eighty cents for each five hundred dollars above the first five hundred.
Page one as an Iowa recorder reads it
Iowa Code section 331.606B holds the top three inches of page one for the recorder and places three items below that band on an instrument of conveyance: the preparer with a telephone number, the taxpayer name and complete mailing address, and the return address. All three print in labeled blocks above the title, the body text is set at 12 point against a 10 point statutory minimum, and a printed name line sits under each signature, a rejection ground for documents dated on or after July 1, 2009. The guide takes up the recording fees, the county auditor's five dollar transfer fee, the two acknowledgment certificates, and electronic submission through Iowa Land Records.
The purchase delivers three pieces: the fillable interspousal quitclaim deed, a completed example prepared as a Dallas County conveyance from a husband to his wife, and a plain language guide to the sections, the signing, and the recording with the county recorder. The materials are informational and are not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in Black Hawk County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.
This Quitclaim Deed (Interspousal) meets all recording requirements specific to Black Hawk County.
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