Big Horn County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form
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Big Horn County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form
Fill in the blank Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) form formatted to comply with all Montana recording and content requirements.

Big Horn County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Guide
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Big Horn County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Document
Example of a properly completed Montana Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Big Horn County Clerk & Recorder
Hardin, Montana 59034
Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm M-F
Phone: (406) 665-9730
Recording Tips for Big Horn County:
- Double-check legal descriptions match your existing deed
- Verify all names are spelled correctly before recording
- Leave recording info boxes blank - the office fills these
- Make copies of your documents before recording - keep originals safe
- Check margin requirements - usually 1-2 inches at top
Cities and Jurisdictions in Big Horn County
Properties in any of these areas use Big Horn County forms:
- Busby
- Crow Agency
- Decker
- Garryowen
- Hardin
- Lodge Grass
- Pryor
- Saint Xavier
- Wyola
- Yellowtail
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Big Horn County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Big Horn 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 Big Horn County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Big Horn 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 Big Horn 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 Big Horn County?
Recording fees in Big Horn County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (406) 665-9730 for current fees.
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Montana land goes into a living trust easily and comes back out only by a deed the trustee signs. This Montana quitclaim deed is built for that outbound direction: the grantor is the trustee then serving, signing as trustee and not individually, and the deed releases to the grantee whatever right, title, and interest the trustee and the trust hold at delivery, with no warranty of title.
What the trustee's signature moves
Montana Code Annotated Section 72-38-1111 is what makes a one signature deed out of a trust work. Subsection (2) puts the whole estate conveyed in the trustee, subject only to the trustee's duties, and leaves the beneficiaries no interest in the land itself. Subsection (6) carries that estate back out: a later conveyance from the person the original conveyance designated as trustee, or from the successor trustee, conveys the whole estate vested in the trustee, except as limited by the terms of the conveyance. Beneficiaries are not signers here, and the form gives them no line.
The signer is often not the trustee the old deed named
Trusteeships change hands while land sits in a trust. Subsection (6) allows a successor trustee's identity to be established by a recorded affidavit giving that trustee's name and address and the date and circumstances of succession, and subsection (8) accepts that affidavit or another recorded instrument naming a serving trustee. Section 72-38-1013 supplies the companion, a certification of trust stating the trust's existence, the settlor, the acting trustee, the relevant powers, and the revocability of the trust, acknowledged on request so it may be recorded. Those instruments are prepared and recorded separately and are not included here, so the form works the chain from both ends: Section 7 takes the recording reference for the instrument that vested title in the trustee, and Section 8 takes the reference for a certification or affidavit standing of record, reading None recorded when none is.
A release, with the covenant word left out
Montana ties its implied deed covenants to one word. Under Section 70-20-304, the word grant in a fee conveyance brings two covenants with it, one against an earlier conveyance of the same estate by the grantor and one against encumbrances of the grantor's own making, unless express terms restrain them. This form keeps the word out of its operative sentence: the grantor remises, releases, and forever quitclaims, the deed disclaims covenant and warranty of title in express terms, and title reaching the trust or the trustee later does not pass through it. Montana enacted no statutory quitclaim form, and its Supreme Court reads a deed's character from the whole document.
One trustee, one certificate, in a representative capacity
Section 1 names the acting trustee with the trustee capacity and a mailing address, Section 2 identifies the trust by name and by the date of the trust instrument, Section 10 carries one signature line whose printed name includes the capacity, and one certificate follows, built on Montana's short form for an acknowledgment in a representative capacity at Section 1-5-610(2). Arrangements that put this configuration in the Montana record include a successor trustee distributing trust land to a beneficiary after the settlor's death, a trustee of a revocable trust deeding a parcel back to the settlor, a trustee conveying to the trustee of a restated trust, and a lifetime transfer the trust's terms permit. The form is not set up for two cotrustees signing together, and it is a deed out of a trust rather than a conveyance into one.
What the recording counter expects
Recording happens at the office of the clerk and recorder for the county holding the land. For documents recorded on or after October 1, 2025, the statewide fee is twenty dollars for a first page and ten dollars per additional page. The grantee's post office address sits in the body because Section 7-4-2618 keeps the clerk and recorder from receiving a deed without it, and the return name and address print in the upper left corner of the first page, where Section 7-4-2636 puts them. A Realty Transfer Certificate travels with the deed and keeps the money figures on a confidential filing.
Included in the download: the deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example filled in for a Ravalli County distribution from a family trust, and a plain language guide that takes the numbered sections one at a time and closes on the trust and recording statutes behind them. The materials are informational and are not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in Big Horn County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.
This Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) meets all recording requirements specific to Big Horn County.
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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Big Horn 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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