Deed Transferring Real Property into Living Trust - Missouri
DEED TRANSFERRING REAL PROPERTY INTO LIVING TRUST
Missouri — Quitclaim Conveyance
Before use: Confirm the current vesting deed, the trust name and date, the acting trustee, and any mortgage or title-insurance conditions. Complete the legal description and recording copy from the signed title documents.
Reserve the top three inches of the recording copy for the recorder.
| First-page recording information | Entry |
|---|---|
| Document title | Deed Transferring Real Property into Living Trust |
| Document date | _________________________ |
| Grantor 1 name and marital status | _________________________; ☐ married ☐ unmarried |
| Grantor 2 name and marital status, if any | _________________________; ☐ married ☐ unmarried |
| Grantee name(s) | _________________________ |
| Legal description | Exhibit A, page _____ |
| Prior book/page, if applicable | _________________________ |
| Prepared by | _________________________ |
| Return recorded deed to | _________________________ |
This Deed is made on _________________________, 20_____.
Grantor 1: _________________________, ☐ married ☐ unmarried, mailing address _________________________.
Grantor 2, if any: _________________________, ☐ married ☐ unmarried, mailing address _________________________.
Grantee: _________________________, as currently acting Trustee of the _________________________ Revocable Living Trust dated _________________________, mailing address _________________________.
The Grantor(s), for nominal consideration of $_________________________ actually received, if any, and for the purpose of placing the property into the identified Trust, quitclaim and convey to the Grantee, solely in trustee capacity, all right, title, and interest the Grantor(s) hold in the real property situated in _________________________ County (or St. Louis City), Missouri, described in Exhibit A, which is incorporated into this Deed.
Property address, for identification: _________________________
Parcel number, for identification: _________________________
Prior recorded instrument, if applicable: Instrument No. _________________________, or Book _____, Page _____, recorded in _________________________ County (or St. Louis City).
No Warranty; Exceptions
This Deed conveys only the Grantor's existing interest, if any, without covenant or warranty of title. The conveyance is subject to these stated exceptions, if any: _________________________
Execution
Each Grantor signs this Deed as of the date beside that Grantor's signature. If another titleholder must join in this conveyance, complete a separate Grantor line and acknowledgment for that signer.
| Grantor | Signature and date | Printed name | Married or unmarried |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grantor 1 | _________________________ | _________________________ | ☐ married ☐ unmarried |
| Grantor 2, if any | _________________________ | _________________________ | ☐ married ☐ unmarried |
Acknowledgment
State of _________________________, County of _________________________
On _________________________, 20_____, before me personally appeared _________________________ [name each signing Grantor who appears], to me known to be the person(s) described in and who executed this Deed, and each acknowledged executing it as that person's free act and deed.
____________________________________
Notary Public
Printed name: _________________________
My commission expires: _________________________
[Notarial seal]
If signers appear separately, complete a separate acknowledgment for each.
Exhibit A — Legal Description
The complete legal description of the property is:
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
This template is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Consult with a licensed Missouri attorney before using this form.
About this template
- Last updated
- October 2, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 2, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Missouri
- Category
- Estate Planning & Wills
Legal authority
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.020 (Conveyance by authorized deed)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.130 (Execution, acknowledgment, and marital status)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.210 (Acknowledgment certificate)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.380 (County recording office)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 59.310 (County recording standards)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 59.313 (St. Louis City recording standards)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 456.8-816(1) (Trustee may accept trust property)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 456.10-1013 (Optional certification of trust)
Estate planning documents decide what happens to your property, your children, and your medical care when you cannot make those decisions yourself. Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives each serve different purposes and each have to meet state law requirements for signing, witnessing, and notarization. A document that looks fine on the page but was not executed correctly can be rejected in probate, which is exactly when it is too late to fix.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 2, 2026.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.020 (checked October 2, 2026): "Conveyances of lands, or of any estate or interest therein, may be made by deed executed by any person having authority to convey the same, or by his agent or attorney, and acknowledged and recorded as herein directed"
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.130 (checked October 2, 2026): "All written instruments conveying real estate or any interest in real estate shall state whether any natural person acting as grantors, mortgagors, or other parties executing the instrument are married or unmarried."
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.210 (checked October 2, 2026): "The certificate of acknowledgment shall state the act of acknowledgment, and that the person making the same was personally known to at least one judge of the court, or to the officer granting the certificate, to be the person whose name is subscribed to the instrument as a party thereto"
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.380 (checked October 2, 2026): "Every instrument in writing that conveys any real estate, or whereby any real estate may be affected, in law or equity, proved or acknowledged and certified in the manner herein prescribed, shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which such real estate is situated."
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