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To successfully execute a quitclaim deed in Michigan, the property owner needs to complete a quitclaim deed form and sign it in front of a notary. Then they pay any transfer taxes due and record the deed in the land recorder's office in the county in which the property is located.

California mainly uses two types of deeds: the ?grant deed? and the ?quitclaim deed.? Most other deeds you will see, such as the common ?interspousal transfer deed,? are versions of grant or quitclaim deeds customized for specific circumstances.

If you are the person transferring your property to your ex-spouse, you must sign the quitclaim deed in front of a notary. Then give the deed to your ex-spouse. Your ex-spouse will need to sign the deed and take it to be recorded at the Register of Deeds.

Quitclaim deeds transfer only the part of the property the grantor actually owns, so if the grantor owns one-fourth of the property, that's all he can transfer to the grantee. If you're the grantee, be mindful that quitclaim deeds can be risky if you don't know or trust the grantor or know the property's history.

The California quitclaim deed form gives the new owner whatever interest the current owner has in the property when the deed is signed and delivered. It makes no promises about whether the current owner has clear title to the property.

To successfully execute a quitclaim deed in Michigan, the property owner needs to complete a quitclaim deed form and sign it in front of a notary. Then they pay any transfer taxes due and record the deed in the land recorder's office in the county in which the property is located.

In fact, taxes may be due on a quit claim deed even when the property is transferred between spouses. With such transfers, if the property is mortgaged, then tax is generally due on half of the outstanding balance.