Santa Fe County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form

Last validated August 25, 2026 by our Forms Development Team

Formatted for recording in Santa Fe County, for property anywhere in the county: rural and unincorporated areas as well as Cerrillos, Edgewood, Glorieta, Lamy, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Stanley, Tesuque.

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Santa Fe County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form

Santa Fe County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form

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

Document last validated 8/25/2026
Santa Fe County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Guide

Santa Fe County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Guide

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Santa Fe County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Document

Santa Fe County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Document

Example of a properly completed New Mexico Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) document for reference.

Document last validated 7/28/2026

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Santa Fe County Clerk

Address:
240 Grant Ave
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504

Hours: 8:30 to 4:30 M-F

Phone: (505) 986-6280 & 6289

Recording Tips for Santa Fe County:
  • Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
  • Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
  • Make copies of your documents before recording - keep originals safe
  • Recorded documents become public record - avoid including SSNs
  • Recording fees may differ from what's posted online - verify current rates

Cities and Jurisdictions in Santa Fe County

Properties in any of these areas use Santa Fe County forms:

  • Cerrillos
  • Edgewood
  • Glorieta
  • Lamy
  • Santa Cruz
  • Santa Fe
  • Stanley
  • Tesuque

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How do I get my forms?

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

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

Recording fees in Santa Fe County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (505) 986-6280 & 6289 for current fees.

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A trustee signs in a capacity, and this deed states that capacity twice: once in the party section naming the trust and the date of the trust instrument, and again in the granting language, where the grantor acts solely as trustee and not individually. The form is a New Mexico quitclaim deed configured for one acting trustee conveying real property titled in a trust, on the statutory quitclaim form at NMSA 1978, Section 47-1-44.

Authority that comes from the trust, not from the title record

A record search shows that a trustee holds the property, not what the trustee may do with it. That answer sits in the Uniform Trust Code. Section 46A-8-815 gives a trustee, without court authorization, the powers conferred by the terms of the trust and, except as those terms limit them, all powers over the trust property that an unmarried competent owner has over individually owned property. Section 46A-8-816 lists specific powers, among them acquiring or selling property at public or private sale and, on termination of a trust, winding up the administration and distributing the property to the persons entitled to it. Business entities have a shortcut trusts do not: Section 47-1-4.1 names the offices carrying signing authority for a corporation, a limited liability company, or a partnership, and it reaches business entities alone, so a trustee's authority is read from the trust instrument and Chapter 46A.

One trustee, one signature line, one certificate

The grantor entry names the trustee rather than an owner in an individual capacity. A trust section takes the name of the trust, the date of the trust instrument, and the capacity in which the grantor signs, the line that distinguishes an original trustee, a successor trustee under Section 46A-7-704, and a sole remaining trustee after a co-trusteeship vacancy. One signature block and one acknowledgment certificate follow, worded to the representative capacity short form of Section 14-14A-15, so the certificate blank names the individual, the capacity, and the trust. A successor trustee deeding a parcel to the beneficiary entitled to it as a trust winds up, a trustee returning land to the settlor of a revocable trust, and a trustee closing a sale to a buyer taking title as it stands all present the single trustee pattern this deed recites. Trusts whose terms put two or more trustees in office and require their joint action, and property standing of record in individual names, present configurations this form does not recite.

A quitclaim carries the trust's interest and no promise about it

New Mexico builds its deeds out of two defined phrases: warranty covenants pull in the whole implied title package of Section 47-1-37, while special warranty covenants pull in only the by, through, or under set of Section 47-1-38. This instrument uses neither phrase, states that posture in its own text and in capital letters, and passes the interest the trust holds at delivery. Mortgages, liens, easements, and restrictions ride through untouched, and the deed makes no promise that the trust holds what the description covers.

The assessor filing that names trustees and beneficiaries

The original signed and acknowledged deed goes to the clerk of the county holding the land, for the statutory twenty five dollar fee covering a document indexed in ten or fewer entries. Nothing else is collected on a New Mexico conveyance: the state levies no transfer tax and no documentary stamp, and acknowledgment is the single statutory gate. Where the parcel is classified residential, Section 7-38-12.1 routes the transfer terms to the county assessor on a confidential declaration due within thirty days, and its exemption list speaks directly to trust transactions: transfers between a person and a trustee, or between a trustee and a beneficiary, for nominal consideration, and instruments delivered to establish a distribution from an estate or a trust.

What the package includes

The package delivers this trustee configuration as a fillable PDF, together with a worked example built on a Taos County trust distribution and a plain-language guide covering each numbered section, the Uniform Trust Code provisions behind the capacity language, the vesting forms open to grantees, and the recording steps. A certification of trust under Section 46A-10-1013 is prepared separately and is not included here. Buyers reach it searching for a trustee's deed, a trust quit claim deed, or a quick claim deed from a trust; New Mexico spells the instrument quitclaim. Nothing here is legal advice, and a New Mexico attorney can read a trust instrument against a particular chain of title.

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

This Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) meets all recording requirements specific to Santa Fe County.

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