Essex County Quitclaim Deed (Married Couple as Grantors) Form
Last validated September 8, 2026 by our Forms Development TeamFormatted for recording in Essex County, for property anywhere in the county: rural and unincorporated areas as well as Belleville, Bloomfield, Caldwell, Cedar Grove, East Orange, Essex Fells, Fairfield, Glen Ridge and 13 more.
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Essex County Quitclaim Deed (Married Couple as Grantors) Form
Fill in the blank Quitclaim Deed (Married Couple as Grantors) form formatted to comply with all New Jersey recording and content requirements.

Essex County Quitclaim Deed (Married Couple as Grantors) Guide
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Essex County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Married Couple as Grantors) Document
Example of a properly completed New Jersey Quitclaim Deed (Married Couple as Grantors) document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Essex County Register
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm M-F
Phone: (973) 621-4960
Recording Tips for Essex County:
- Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
- Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
- Ask for certified copies if you need them for other transactions
- Ask if they accept credit cards - many offices are cash/check only
- Check that your notary's commission hasn't expired
Cities and Jurisdictions in Essex County
Properties in any of these areas use Essex County forms:
- Belleville
- Bloomfield
- Caldwell
- Cedar Grove
- East Orange
- Essex Fells
- Fairfield
- Glen Ridge
- Irvington
- Livingston
- Maplewood
- Millburn
- Montclair
- Newark
- Nutley
- Orange
- Roseland
- Short Hills
- South Orange
- Verona
- West Orange
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Essex County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Essex 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 Essex County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Essex 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 Essex 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. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is recommended, and most PDF apps also work. 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 Essex County?
Recording fees in Essex County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (973) 621-4960 for current fees.
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New Jersey treats a married couple's title as something neither spouse can quietly take apart. When spouses hold real estate as tenants by the entirety, N.J.S.A. 46:3-17.4 bars either one from severing or alienating the other's interest during the marriage without the written consent of both. This form prepares the New Jersey quitclaim deed shaped around that rule: two grantors who are married to each other release their interest in the property together, in one instrument that carries both signatures, both consents, and no warranty of title.
One Estate, Two Signatures
The configuration follows the estate. Under N.J.S.A. 46:3-17.2, spouses who take title under a written instrument designating them as married to each other hold as tenants by the entirety, and N.J.S.A. 46:3-17.5 deems the survivor to have owned the whole from the start. Neither spouse holds a separable half that can pass to a grantee alone. The deed accordingly recites two grantors who state that they are married to each other, carries a signature line and an acknowledgment certificate for each spouse, and sets out on its face each grantor's written consent to the conveyance. The same section releases each spouse's joint right of possession in a jointly occupied principal matrimonial residence under N.J.S.A. 3B:28-3, so the grantee does not take title subject to a statutory possessory right left standing in either spouse. Civil union partners hold the same property rights under N.J.S.A. 37:1-31 and 37:1-32.
Everything Released, Nothing Promised
The operative words are statutory. N.J.S.A. 46:5-1 construes a deed in which the grantors remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the grantee as a grant and conveyance of their interest, and N.J.S.A. 46:5-3 measures the result: a quitclaim without a reservation carries to the grantee all the estate the grantors could lawfully pass by deed of bargain and sale. What the instrument leaves out is any promise about that estate. The short statutory covenants of N.J.S.A. 46:4-3 through 46:4-10, seisin, right to convey, freedom from encumbrances, warranty, appear nowhere in it, and the deed says so plainly, so the grantee takes the couple's interest exactly as the record leaves it, mortgages, easements, and other recorded matters included.
Where Both Spouses Sign Away Together
The form recites exactly two grantors, married to each other, and one grantee entry; a sole grantor, unmarried co-owners, and a trustee grantee belong to configurations outside this form's recitals. Spouses conveying the family property to a grown child, a couple moving record title into one spouse's sole name, and spouses joining to release the couple's recorded interest and quiet an old title question present the married-couple pattern this deed carries. New Jersey's transfer tax treats these family conveyances gently: N.J.S.A. 46:15-10 exempts from the Realty Transfer Fee a deed for a consideration of less than $100 and a deed between husband and wife or between parent and child, with the claimed exemption stated on the Affidavit of Consideration, Form RTF-1, recorded alongside the deed. One consequence of the conveyance itself deserves notice: once the couple's entireties property passes to the grantee, the survivorship that ran between the spouses under N.J.S.A. 46:3-17.5 no longer operates on it.
From Signatures to the County Record
Each spouse acknowledges the deed before a notary public, a New Jersey attorney, or another officer N.J.S.A. 46:14-6.1 authorizes, and New Jersey permits acknowledgment by a remotely located individual through communication technology. To be recordable, the deed carries the names printed beneath both signatures, the preparer's name, the grantee's mailing address, and the lot and block or a statement that none is assigned, all under N.J.S.A. 46:26A-3, and it travels to the county with the cover sheet or electronic synopsis and the required GIT/REP seller form. Prompt recording protects the grantee: under N.J.S.A. 46:26A-12, a later purchaser for value without notice who records first defeats an unrecorded deed.
The download delivers the deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example worked through a realistic Bergen County family transfer, and a plain-language guide covering every numbered section, both spouses' signing and acknowledgment steps, and the fee, tax, and cover sheet items that accompany a New Jersey deed at recording. The materials are informational and are not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in Essex County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the county recording office listed above.
This Quitclaim Deed (Married Couple as Grantors) meets all recording requirements specific to Essex County.
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