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Virginia Quitclaim Deed Statute § 55-96 and § 55-106. Signing Requirements § 55-106: Quitclaim deeds be notarized and have the signature of two witnesses. Recording Requirements § 55-96: The completed and signed document must be returned to the Clerk of the Circuit Court with the proper filing fee. Transfer Tax: Yes/No.

Checklist: Preparing and Recording Your Quitclaim Deed Contact the county auditor's office to find out about the county's property transfer tax and exemptions. Contact the county recorder's office to find out the volume and page numbers for the prior deed on the property. Fill in the deed form. Print it out.

Standard Requirements for Recording All documents must have original signatures. NO PHOTOCOPIES ACCEPTED. If the document is handwritten, it must be legible. Print quality must be legible for the scanner to read and produce an acceptable image.

If you do not record your deed in Virginia, the deed will not be valid, and the grantee will not have any legal claim to the property.

The only way to change a recorded deed is to have a new deed prepared and recorded in the Clerk's Office Land Records Department. Once a document is recorded, it cannot be changed.

With the exception of Certificates of Satisfaction, it can take up to 6 weeks to record a document through the mail. Pursuant to the §55.1-345 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, Certificates of Satisfaction are recorded within 10 business days of receipt.

How do I add someone or remove someone from my deed? Property ownership is not like a car title. To make any kind of change to ownership of property, a new deed will need to be prepared and recorded in the Clerk's Office where the property is located.

Every deed and corrected or amended deed may be made in the following form, or to the same effect: "This deed, made the ______ day of ______, in the year ____, between (here insert names of parties as grantors or grantees), witnesseth: that in consideration of (here state the consideration, nominal or actual), the said ...