Alabama Life Estate Deed Form

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An Alabama life estate deed is a document that transfers a person’s property into an estate so it remains theirs during their lifetime and, when they die, is transferred to a designated person. This joint ownership allows the property to be transferred without the standard probate or tax treatment.

Alabama Life Estate Deed Form

An Alabama life estate deed is a document that transfers a person’s property into an estate so it remains theirs during their lifetime and, when they die, is transferred to a designated person. This joint ownership allows the property to be transferred without the standard probate or tax treatment.

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An Alabama life estate deed is a document that transfers a person’s property into an estate so it remains theirs during their lifetime and, when they die, is transferred to a designated person. This joint ownership allows the property to be transferred without the standard probate or tax treatment.

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Code of Alabama – Title 35, Chapter 4, Article 6 “Life Estates”

Signing & Recording Deeds in Alabama

Signature Requirements

State law requires that a deed must be signed by the grantor, a notary public, and a witness. If the grantor cannot or does not sign, two witnesses must also attest and sign.[1]

Recording

Deeds are recorded with the Probate Court with jurisdiction over the transferred real estate. The fee to record deeds at the time of this writing is $3 per page.[2]

There are no state-wide standards regarding how deeds must be formatted. However, some jurisdictions may have their own specifications.

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