Transfer on Death Deed

TRANSFER ON DEATH DEED

(Colorado Beneficiary Deed – C.R.S. § 15-15-401 et seq.)

This Transfer on Death Deed (“Deed”) is made on [DATE] by [OWNER FULL LEGAL NAME] (“Owner”), whose address is [OWNER ADDRESS].

1. PROPERTY

Owner conveys on death the following real property located in [COUNTY] County, Colorado:

Property Address: [PROPERTY ADDRESS]

Legal Description:
[LEGAL DESCRIPTION]

Parcel/Schedule No.: [PARCEL NUMBER]

2. BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

Owner designates the following beneficiary(ies) to receive the Property upon Owner’s death:

2.1 Primary Beneficiary(ies)

1. [BENEFICIARY NAME], Address: [ADDRESS], Relationship: [RELATIONSHIP], Percentage: [PERCENTAGE]
2. [BENEFICIARY NAME], Address: [ADDRESS], Relationship: [RELATIONSHIP], Percentage: [PERCENTAGE]

2.2 Form of Co-Ownership (if more than one beneficiary)

☐ Tenants in common (default)
☐ Joint tenants with right of survivorship

2.3 Alternate Beneficiary(ies)

If a primary beneficiary does not survive Owner, the Property passes to:

1. [ALTERNATE BENEFICIARY NAME], Address: [ADDRESS], Relationship: [RELATIONSHIP], Percentage: [PERCENTAGE]

3. TRANSFER ON DEATH LANGUAGE

Owner hereby transfers on death the Property to the beneficiary(ies) named above. No present interest is conveyed during Owner’s lifetime.

4. OWNER RIGHTS

Owner retains full ownership and control of the Property during Owner’s lifetime, including the right to sell, mortgage, lease, or otherwise dispose of the Property, and to revoke this Deed.

5. REVOCATION

This Deed may be revoked only by a subsequent recorded instrument that meets Colorado statutory requirements, including a recorded revocation or later transfer on death deed that expressly revokes this Deed.

6. ENCUMBRANCES

The transfer is subject to all recorded liens, encumbrances, easements, and restrictions existing at Owner’s death.

7. SIMULTANEOUS DEATH

If a beneficiary does not survive Owner by [NUMBER] days, that beneficiary is deemed to have predeceased Owner for purposes of this Deed.

8. RECORDING

This Deed must be recorded in the office of the County Clerk and Recorder for the county in which the Property is located before Owner’s death.

9. SIGNATURES

Owner Signature: ________________________________ Date: ____________

Printed Name: [OWNER FULL LEGAL NAME]

10. NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT

State of Colorado )
County of [COUNTY] )

Subscribed and sworn before me on this ___ day of ____________, 20__, by [OWNER FULL LEGAL NAME].

Notary Public: ________________________________

My Commission Expires: _________________________