Traill County Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) Form

Last validated July 31, 2026 by our Forms Development Team

Traill County Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) Form

Traill County Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) Form

Fill in the blank Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) form formatted to comply with all North Dakota recording and content requirements.

Document Last Validated 7/31/2026
Traill County Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) Guide

Traill County Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) form.

Document Last Validated 7/31/2026
Traill County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) Document

Traill County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) Document

Example of a properly completed North Dakota Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) document for reference.

Document Last Validated 7/31/2026

All 3 documents above included • One-time purchase • No recurring fees

Immediate Download • Secure Checkout

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Traill County Recorder

Address:
13 1st Street NW / PO Box 399
Hillsboro, North Dakota 58045

Hours: 8:00 to 12:00 & 12:30 to 4:30 M-F

Phone: (701) 636-4457

Recording Tips for Traill County:
  • Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
  • Check that your notary's commission hasn't expired
  • Avoid the last business day of the month when possible
  • Recording fees may differ from what's posted online - verify current rates
  • Both spouses typically need to sign if property is jointly owned

Cities and Jurisdictions in Traill County

Properties in any of these areas use Traill County forms:

  • Blanchard
  • Buxton
  • Caledonia
  • Clifford
  • Cummings
  • Galesburg
  • Hatton
  • Hillsboro
  • Mayville
  • Portland

View Complete Recorder Office Guide

Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Traill County

How do I get my forms?

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

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

Recording fees in Traill County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (701) 636-4457 for current fees.

Questions answered? Let's get started!

This North Dakota quitclaim deed does two things in one sentence: it releases the property to the grantee, and it holds a life estate back for the grantor. What the grantee takes is a remainder interest, conveyed at delivery and possessory later, while the grantor keeps the property and its income for life.

Two estates out of one release

The words of conveyance are remises, releases, and forever quitclaims, followed by a reservation of a life estate measured by the grantor's own life. North Dakota Century Code Section 47-10-13 presumes that a grant of real property passes fee simple title unless the instrument shows an intent to pass a lesser estate, and the reservation is that showing. Chapter 47-04 names the pieces that result: Section 47-04-07 counts an estate for life among the freehold estates, and Section 47-04-10 defines the remainder the grantee receives.

What the life tenant keeps, and owes

A reserved life estate is possession rather than permission, and the duties travel with the rights. Sections 47-02-33 and 47-02-34 let the holder of a life estate use the land in the manner of a fee owner while doing no act to the injury of the inheritance, and they charge that holder with ordinary repairs, taxes, and other charges and assessments accruing during the estate. Section 9 prints the allocation as a term of the instrument, so an examiner reading the record years afterward finds the arrangement in the deed itself.

An ordinary life estate, with no retained power

The Century Code contains no enhanced life estate or lady bird deed provision, and this form claims none. Section 9 states that the grantor keeps no power to revoke the deed, to convey the fee, or to defeat the remainder, so the grantee's interest is vested from delivery, and a later sale or mortgage signed by the grantor alone reaches the reserved life estate and stops there. The codified North Dakota route for a transfer that stays revocable until death is the transfer on death deed of Chapter 30.1-32.1, an instrument recorded on its own and not included in this package.

Nothing promised about the title

The instrument is a quitclaim first. The word grant never appears among its words of conveyance, which keeps out the two limited covenants Section 47-10-19 attaches to that word and the after-acquired title consequence of Section 47-10-15. Easements, restrictive covenants, severed minerals, mortgages, and tax liens ride through untouched, burdening the life estate and the remainder alike. Searches written as quit claim deed with a life estate, or as life estate deed, land on this release-based shape.

One grantor, one remainderman

The form recites exactly one grantor and exactly one grantee taking the remainder, so it carries one signature line, one acknowledgment certificate, and a marital status entry in the grantor section. That entry answers Section 47-18-05, under which a married person's homestead, whatever its value, is conveyed only through an instrument executed and acknowledged by both husband and wife, a two-signature pattern this configuration does not recite. Three patterns present this architecture in the record: a remainder in the family home moving to an adult child while the owner stays in it, a remainder in farm or ranch land moving to the next generation while the crop rent stays with the owner for life, and a remainder placed of record so the interest changes hands at death without a probate transfer.

At the counter, and after the life estate ends

Two statutory entries print on the face: the Section 11-18-02.2 certification in Section 10, taking the consideration paid or the exempting subdivision of subsection 6, where subdivision h reaches a transfer for which a quitclaim deed is given; and the Section 47-19-03.1 legal description statement in Section 6. An auditor's certificate under Section 11-18-02 precedes recording, the fee runs twenty dollars through six pages, and no transfer tax exists. When the reserved estate ends, Section 47-19-06 supplies the clearing step: a certified copy of the death certificate, with the legal description attached and recorded in the same county, is prima facie evidence that the life estate has terminated.

The package holds the blank deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example filled in end to end for a Barnes County conveyance from a parent to a son, and a guide treating each numbered section, the life tenant's rights and duties, and the path to the recorder. The materials describe North Dakota law in general terms and are not legal advice.

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

This Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) meets all recording requirements specific to Traill County.

Our Promise

The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Traill 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.

Save Time and Money

Get your Traill County Quitclaim Deed (Reserving Life Estate) form done right the first time with Deeds.com Uniform Conveyancing Blanks. At Deeds.com, we understand that your time and money are valuable resources, and we don't want you to face a penalty fee or rejection imposed by a county recorder for submitting nonstandard documents. We constantly review and update our forms to meet rapidly changing state and county recording requirements for roughly 3,500 counties and local jurisdictions.

4.8 out of 5 - ( 4774 Reviews )

Conrad N.

November 1st, 2021

It worked well for me.

Reply from Staff

Thank you!

Robert T.

September 23rd, 2019

Very quick thank you.

Reply from Staff

Thank you!

MARIA G.

July 5th, 2021

I tried 3 local attorneys and got no where , wrong information, to busy and another one was very rude. One said he'd do it then didn't. I was so stressed and tried a different online form company advertising an in person attorney within hours. They did call back but gave me the wrong answer. I needed a form used in NC and knew about it from the clerk of the court. The deadline was approaching, I looked one more time and found Deeds.com. They have the form and the much need instructions and for less than $30.00. I am so pleased and also relived!

Reply from Staff

Thank you for your feedback. We really appreciate it. Have a great day!

Kathryn G.

December 21st, 2023

This was extremely helpful!

Reply from Staff

We are motivated by your feedback to continue delivering excellence. Thank you!

Eleanor W.

November 27th, 2019

Easy to find the form I needed. And the instructions helpful on how to fill out the form.

Reply from Staff

We appreciate your business and value your feedback. Thank you. Have a wonderful day!

michael b.

June 26th, 2020

Your web site is very user friendly and easy to navigate I was very pleased with the experience

Reply from Staff

Thank you!

Valerie C.

May 1st, 2022

Thanks

Reply from Staff

Thank you!

Gary J.

September 15th, 2020

Whomever "KCH" is, that person was of great help. It took me several tries due my inexperience with ADOBE SCAN, but that certainly is no fault of yours!! KVH was very patient with me, and in fact resolved the things I was doing wrong for me, without my even requesting the assistance.

Reply from Staff

Thank you!

PEGGY D.

April 1st, 2022

Very easy to find what I needed. Really liked the instructions included with the forms and also the suggestion of other forms that I might need.

Reply from Staff

We appreciate your business and value your feedback. Thank you. Have a wonderful day!

Justin H.

June 10th, 2021

Couldn't pull a simple deed for a legal description.

Reply from Staff

Thank you for your feedback Justin. We do hope that you were able to find something more suitable to your needs elsewhere. Have a wonderful day.

Carolyn L.

February 17th, 2021

Easy and quick and reasonable!

Reply from Staff

Thank you for your feedback. We really appreciate it. Have a great day!

Janalee T.

April 17th, 2020

Fast, easy. quickly accepted by county recorder.

Reply from Staff

Thank you!

Elizabeth J.

May 17th, 2019

It is very good and I would use the site again.

Reply from Staff

We appreciate your business and value your feedback. Thank you. Have a wonderful day!

Melissa S.

March 24th, 2024

Simple & easy to navigate. At time of writing this, guide & example of purchased deed is included. Plus lots of extra information to help secure your property. Would recommend to anyone.

Reply from Staff

We appreciate your business and value your feedback. Thank you. Have a wonderful day!

DIANE S.

June 6th, 2020

I received my report pretty quick! Had info that I needed. Thank you!

Reply from Staff

Thank you!