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Indiana deed packet
An Indiana quitclaim deed transfers whatever interest the grantor may have, if any, without title warranties. Download the editable Word deed and step-by-step completion and recording checklist.
Is this the right deed type? A quitclaim deed transfers only the interest the grantor may have, if any — it includes no title warranties.
This download includes 2 documents in editable Word format. Complete them on your own computer, then print, sign, and record.
Packet is delivered in Word format; no blank PDF of the deed is included.
A simple three-step workflow; the packet guides you through each one.
Gather the current deed or title record and the exact legal description of the property before you start.
Complete the blank deed and follow the included state guidance for signing, acknowledgment, and related requirements.
Confirm your county recorder's cover sheets, transfer forms, fees, and local practices, then submit the executed deed.
See page 1 of the actual blank form and review a plain-language outline of what appears on page 1. The complete formatted packet is delivered after checkout.
INDIANA QUITCLAIM DEED.
Recording and return information: fields for the preparer and return-to recipient names, mailing addresses, and related recording details, with a County Recorder stamp band and auditor-endorsement note.
Party information: grantor and grantee names, mailing addresses, marital status, vesting, and the grantee mailing and tax-billing addresses required by IC 32-21-2-3.
Consideration: a replaceable consideration prompt (nominal $10 recital or the actual consideration) and a statutory “for the sum of” field. Indiana has no statewide transfer tax.
Property description: the legal description of the property, or a reference to an attached exhibit.
Statutory quitclaim conveyance: the grantor quitclaims to the grantee under IC 32-21-1-15, with no covenants of title.
About this Indiana form
An Indiana quitclaim deed is the statutory IC 32-21-1-15 form. The operative word is “quitclaims.” That word transfers whatever interest the grantor holds at delivery, if any, and carries no covenants of title. This is not a warranty deed and not a special-warranty deed. Do not treat a “grant deed” label as an Indiana middle-tier product.
An Indiana statutory warranty deed (IC 32-17-1-2) uses “conveys and warrants” and imports five covenants covering all encumbrances. An Indiana quitclaim (IC 32-21-1-15) uses “quitclaims” and imports none. Indiana has no separate “grant deed” category.
PublicLegal-authored self-help deed form. Provided for customers to complete with their own transaction information and submit to the proper local recording office. Recorder offices and state agencies may require separate supplemental forms, taxes, fees, or cover sheets, and requirements vary by jurisdiction and transaction. Review the product notes and confirm local recording requirements before relying on any completed deed.
ILRG provides self-help deed forms and download support. Attorney-reviewed PublicLegal-authored deed forms are provided for you to complete with your own transaction information. Deed recording requirements, supplemental forms, transfer taxes, title-company practices, and legal suitability vary by jurisdiction and transaction. If you are not 100 percent satisfied after purchasing from us, contact us for a refund.
No. File Form 46021 with the county assessor when the deed is a conveyance document under IC 6-1.1-5.5-2(a)(1) (transfer for valuable consideration, including a quitclaim serving as a source of title), § 2(a)(2), or § 2(a)(3). Gifts / no-consideration transfers and quitclaims that do not serve as a source of title are § 2(b) exclusions and do not file. Every deed still needs the county-auditor endorsement before recording.
No. Indiana has no statewide real-estate transfer tax. Do not use a $1.00-per-$500 figure. The statewide recording fee is $25 for a deed plus statutory add-ons. Confirm local extras with the County Recorder.
Obtain the county-auditor endorsement, then record with the County Recorder of the county where the land lies.
No. A deed transfers title. It does not release a borrower from an existing mortgage, remove liens, or replace lender consent, payoff, refinance, or assumption.
If title is held as tenants by the entirety, both spouses must sign. Indiana homestead is a tax deduction, not the signature trigger. A titled spouse signs as a grantor.
PublicLegal provides this self-help deed form template for customers to complete with their own transaction information. For transaction-specific legal, title, tax, or recording guidance, consult an attorney, title company, tax professional, or the local recording office.
A quitclaim deed transfers whatever right, title, or interest the grantor may have in the property, if any. It does not include warranties about ownership or title condition, so the grantee accepts the title risk.
Quitclaim deeds are commonly used between parties who already know each other — for example certain family transfers, moving property into a trust, or adding or removing a name — where everyone understands there are no title warranties. They are often not the first choice for an arm's-length sale.
The packet includes the blank state-specific deed in editable Word format plus a separate completion instructions and checklist document. A completed sample PDF may be offered as an optional add-on.
Recording offices review formatting, execution requirements such as notarization, and any required supplemental forms or fees, which vary by county. The included instructions cover the general process; confirm your county's current requirements before you record.