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NJ Family Deed Transfer Kit: Walkthrough, Document Checklist, County Recording Offices and an Excel Organizer
Get organized before you see the attorney or title company: who signs, what to gather, what the State's RTF-1 says about family exemptions, and where your county records the deed.
$29 one time · 14-day full refund · Word and PDF · download link by email
Who it is for
New Jersey families adding or removing a spouse on a deed, deeding a home from parent to child, or moving it into a trust, who want to arrive at the attorney's office prepared.
Not the right fit if
You want a deed drafted for you (that is an attorney's or title company's job), the property is outside New Jersey, or the transfer is part of a sale or a family dispute. Not legal advice.
Why it is different
- No deed form: we are not lawyers, so the kit organizes, explains and checks, and the deed comes from your attorney or title company.
- Transfer fee facts quote the State's own RTF-1 and FAQ pages, checked November 2026; no fee is calculated for you.
- County recording details come from each county's official page, with the fee shown only where the county states it.
What is inside
- Family transfer walkthrough. Adding or removing a spouse, parent to child and into a trust: what usually happens, who signs, and the questions to ask.
- Realty transfer fee and RTF-1. The 17 full exemptions printed on the State's Form RTF-1, the partial exemptions it names, and what the Division of Taxation's FAQs say about parents, stepchildren and trusts.
- Document checklist. The current deed, legal description, block and lot, IDs, marriage, divorce or trust papers and the lender's contact, before, at and after signing.
- County recording offices. All 21 county clerks and registers with address, phone, land records search and the deed recording fee where the county states it.
- When to hire an attorney. The situations where a family transfer needs a lawyer's judgment, and what to bring to the first meeting.
- Deed transfer organizer (Excel). Property, people and names as on the deed, documents, contacts, county lookup and a summary of what is still missing.
A look inside
The first pages, as you will get them
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Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. Not legal or tax advice, and not a deed preparation service; we are not lawyers. An attorney or title company prepares the deed and decides any exemption. Not affiliated with the State of New Jersey or any county. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right.
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Common questions
Does the kit include a deed?
No. We are not lawyers, and drafting a deed for someone else is legal work. The kit organizes the information, explains the steps and checks what is missing; the deed itself comes from your attorney or title company.
Is a deed from parent to child exempt from the NJ realty transfer fee?
The State's Form RTF-1 lists a deed "between husband and wife/civil union partners, or parent and child" among its full exemptions, claimed on the RTF-1 recorded with the deed. The Division of Taxation's FAQs add that a parent and stepchild don't meet that relationship. Your attorney or title company decides whether an exemption applies.
What about deeding the house to a trust?
The Division of Taxation's FAQs say a transfer to a grantee in trust to hold for other beneficiaries is subject to the fee, and that a trust can't take the senior citizen partial exemption. Ask your attorney how that applies to your trust.
Where is the deed recorded?
With the county clerk, or the Register of Deeds and Mortgages in Essex and Hudson, in the county where the property is. The kit lists all 21 offices with phone, address and online search, and the recording fee where the county states it.
Is this legal advice?
No. We are not lawyers and this is not legal advice; ask an attorney about your situation.
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