Hancock County Transfer of Death Deed Form

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Cities and Jurisdictions in Hancock County

Properties in any of these areas use Hancock County forms:

• Aurora
• Bar Harbor
• Bass Harbor
• Bernard
• Birch Harbor
• Blue Hill
• Brooklin
• Brooksville
• Bucksport
• Castine
• Corea
• Cranberry Isles
• Deer Isle
• East Blue Hill
• East Orland
• Ellsworth
• Franklin
• Frenchboro
• Gouldsboro
• Hancock
• Harborside
• Hulls Cove
• Islesford
• Little Deer Isle
• Mount Desert
• Northeast Harbor
• Orland
• Penobscot
• Prospect Harbor
• Salsbury Cove
• Sargentville
• Seal Cove
• Seal Harbor
• Sedgwick
• Sorrento
• Southwest Harbor
• Stonington
• Sullivan
• Sunset
• Surry
• Swans Island
• Winter Harbor

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REVOCABLE TRANSFER ON DEATH DEED
Under Maine Revised Statutes, Title 18-C, Article 6, Part 4, 6-401 to 6-421

Effective September 1, 2019 owners of real estate in Maine can take advantage of a useful estate planning tool: the transfer on death deed (TODD).

The Owner(s)/Transferor(s) [may transfer for no consideration property to one or more beneficiaries effective at the transferor's death by a transfer on death deed.] [6-405]

This Transfer on Death Deed may be revoked by the Transferor's prior to their death, Capacity requirements are (the same as the capacity required to make a will.) (6-408)

To become effective the Transfer on Death Deed must be recorded prior to (the transferor's death in the public records in the registry of deeds in the county where the property is located.) (Must state that the transfer to the designated beneficiary is to occur at the transferor's death.) (6-409)

(Maine TOD Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example)

Important: Your property must be located in Hancock County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the county recording office listed above.

This Transfer of Death Deed meets all recording requirements specific to Hancock County.

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