Clark County Transfer on Death Deed (Joint Transferors with Right of Survivorship) Form

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Clark County Transfer on Death Deed (Joint Transferors with Right of Survivorship) Form

Clark County Transfer on Death Deed (Joint Transferors with Right of Survivorship) Form

Fill in the blank Transfer on Death Deed (Joint Transferors with Right of Survivorship) form formatted to comply with all South Dakota recording and content requirements.

Document Last Validated 7/22/2026
Clark County Transfer on Death Deed (Joint Transferors with Right of Survivorship) Guide

Clark County Transfer on Death Deed (Joint Transferors with Right of Survivorship) Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Transfer on Death Deed (Joint Transferors with Right of Survivorship) form.

Document Last Validated 7/22/2026
Clark County Completed Example of the Transfer on Death Deed (Joint Transferors with Right of Survivorship) Document

Clark County Completed Example of the Transfer on Death Deed (Joint Transferors with Right of Survivorship) Document

Example of a properly completed South Dakota Transfer on Death Deed (Joint Transferors with Right of Survivorship) document for reference.

Document Last Validated 7/22/2026

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Clark County Register of Deeds

Address:
Courthouse - 200 N Commercial St / PO Box 294
Clark, South Dakota 57225-0294

Hours: 7:30 to 5:00 Mon-Fri

Phone: (605) 532-5363

Recording Tips for Clark County:
  • Verify all names are spelled correctly before recording
  • Ask for certified copies if you need them for other transactions
  • Ask about accepted payment methods when you call ahead

Cities and Jurisdictions in Clark County

Properties in any of these areas use Clark County forms:

  • Bradley
  • Carpenter
  • Clark
  • Garden City
  • Raymond
  • Vienna
  • Willow Lake

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Clark County

How do I get my forms?

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

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

Recording fees in Clark County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (605) 532-5363 for current fees.

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One recorded deed can carry the whole succession plan for South Dakota property that two people own as joint tenants with right of survivorship. This fillable transfer on death deed is built for exactly that title: both joint owners sign it together, the survivorship between them keeps working exactly as before, and the beneficiaries the deed names receive the property only after the second owner has died, outside probate.

Built for two joint tenants, not two separate deeds

The form recites two record owners as joint transferors, with the marital status line drawn from the optional statutory form, a signature line for each owner, and a separate acknowledgment certificate for each, so the two may sign on different days or before different notaries. A married couple holding the family home with survivorship language, and unmarried co-owners such as siblings or partners whose vesting deed declares a joint tenancy, present the two-owner pattern this deed recites. A sole owner's beneficiary deed, a tenancy in common, and a group of three or more owners each follow a different pattern, and this form does not recite them. South Dakota joint tenancy exists only where the vesting instrument declares it expressly (SDCL 43-2-12; a grant without that declaration takes the tenancy in common default of SDCL 43-2-12), so the form's source of title section points to the recorded deed that carries the survivorship words.

The deed that waits for the second death

SDCL 29A-6-417 supplies the rule the whole form is organized around: while a deceased transferor is survived by the other joint owner, the property simply belongs to the survivor with right of survivorship, and the transfer on death deed becomes effective when the last surviving joint owner dies. During both lifetimes nothing moves. The owners keep every right to sell, mortgage, lease, or partition, and the designated beneficiaries hold no interest of any kind (SDCL 29A-6-414). The beneficiary section names one or more primary designated beneficiaries with mailing addresses, taking, unless the deed says otherwise, in equal shares as tenants in common; a contingent section covers the possibility that no primary beneficiary survives; and the survival requirement election from SDCL 29A-6-430 appears in its own section, with the one hundred twenty hour period measured on this form from the death of the last surviving transferor.

Revoked only together, recorded before death

Two multi-transferor rules separate this deed from a single-owner beneficiary deed. Under SDCL 29A-6-411, revocation by one transferor does not affect the deed as to the other transferor's interest, and a transfer on death deed made by joint owners is revoked only if all living joint owners revoke it; the last survivor may then act alone. Tearing up the paper accomplishes nothing once the deed is on record (SDCL 29A-6-412). Recording is itself the effectiveness condition: the deed goes on record with the register of deeds in the property's county during the owners' lives, and a signed deed that never reaches the record transfers nothing (SDCL 29A-6-408).

At the register of deeds counter

The document is formatted to South Dakota's recording standards in SDCL 43-28-23, with the three inch blank space across the top of the first page and the preparer statement SDCL 43-28-23 requires placed in its left half. The statewide recording fee is thirty dollars for a document of this length (SDCL 7-9-15). A transfer on death deed is exempt from the certificate of real estate value under SDCL 7-9-7(5), and the first page carries the exemption statement that county intake practice requires for the transfer fee, citing SDCL 43-4-22(18). The deed passes whatever interest the last transferor owns at death, subject to mortgages, liens, and other recorded interests (SDCL 29A-6-416), and without covenant or warranty of title (SDCL 29A-6-418). After the second death, the beneficiary records the affidavit of confirmation described in SDCL 29A-6-427 to 29A-6-432 with a certified death certificate; that affidavit is prepared and recorded separately and is not included in this package.

The download contains the blank two-transferor deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example showing a Minnehaha County married-couple fact pattern carried through every section and both notary blocks, and a plain language guide to the statutes, the entries, and the recording steps. The materials are informational and are not legal advice.

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

This Transfer on Death Deed (Joint Transferors with Right of Survivorship) meets all recording requirements specific to Clark County.

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