Free Minnesota Affidavit of Death

In Minnesota, a surviving joint owner or a transfer on death deed beneficiary records the “Affidavit of Identity and Survivorship”.

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Who may sign in Minnesota: A person who knows the facts from personal knowledge; no statute limits who may sign.

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The “Affidavit of Identity and Survivorship”: Minnesota law names an affidavit of survivorship for a joint tenant's death, published as Uniform Conveyancing Blanks Form 50.2.2. It is sworn before an officer who administers oaths and recorded with the death certificate in the county where the land lies. A surviving joint owner records it with the county recording office, and the prepared document is laid out for recording.

Who may sign, in the statute's words: A person who knows the facts from personal knowledge; no statute limits who may sign. The affidavit is sworn before a notary public, who completes the jurat.

It states: the death, or the time of death, of the joint tenant who is a party to the instrument that vested title; the legal name and the residential or business address of the person to whom future tax statements are to be sent. Attached when recorded: death certificate (a record of death).

The Minnesota statute sets no recording deadline and names no companion filing for this affidavit; the recording office charges its fee per page.

The “Affidavit of Identity and Survivorship”: Minnesota law names an affidavit of identity and survivorship for the beneficiary of a transfer on death deed, published as Uniform Conveyancing Blanks Form 50.2.3. It is recorded with a certified copy of the record of death and the county clearance certificate for public assistance claims. Who signs: A person who knows the facts from personal knowledge; no statute limits who may sign. The document is prepared on that basis as well.

The Affidavit of Death in Minnesota

When a joint owner dies in Minnesota, the land records still show the deceased owner. What a surviving joint owner records: the “Affidavit of Identity and Survivorship”. What it does: Minnesota law names an affidavit of survivorship for a joint tenant's death, published as Uniform Conveyancing Blanks Form 50.2.2. It is sworn before an officer who administers oaths and recorded with the death certificate in the county where the land lies. It goes to the county recording office.

Who may sign, in the statute's words: A person who knows the facts from personal knowledge; no statute limits who may sign. The affidavit is sworn before a notary public, who completes the jurat.

What the statute has it state: the death, or the time of death, of the joint tenant who is a party to the instrument that vested title; the legal name and the residential or business address of the person to whom future tax statements are to be sent.

Attached when recorded: death certificate (a record of death).

Minnesota publishes Affidavit of Identity and Survivorship for Joint Tenancy or Life Estate (50.2.2); the prepared document carries the same contents.

A transfer on death deed beneficiary records the “Affidavit of Identity and Survivorship”: Minnesota law names an affidavit of identity and survivorship for the beneficiary of a transfer on death deed, published as Uniform Conveyancing Blanks Form 50.2.3. It is recorded with a certified copy of the record of death and the county clearance certificate for public assistance claims. The document is prepared on that basis as well.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 26, 2026

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Free Minnesota Affidavit of Death

In Minnesota, a surviving joint owner or a transfer on death deed beneficiary records the “Affidavit of Identity and Survivorship”.

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The Affidavit of Death in Minnesota

Who may sign, in the statute's words: A person who knows the facts from personal knowledge; no statute limits who may sign. The affidavit is sworn before a notary public, who completes the jurat.

Attached when recorded: death certificate (a record of death).

Minnesota publishes Affidavit of Identity and Survivorship for Joint Tenancy or Life Estate (50.2.2); the prepared document carries the same contents.

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