Transfer on Death Deed for Appling County, Georgia

In Georgia, a transfer-on-death deed is signed before a notary and 1 witness, then recorded with the county before the owner's death. In Appling County, the Clerk of Superior Court records it for $25 flat, regardless of page count.

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Georgia provides a statutory form, and a deed in substantially that form is accepted. The deed carries the notice the statute requires: "THIS TRANSFER-ON-DEATH DEED IS REVOCABLE. IT DOES NOT TRANSFER ANY OWNERSHIP UNTIL THE DEATH OF THE GRANTOR."

A Georgia transfer-on-death deed is recorded with the Clerk of Superior Court for the county where the property sits and must be on record before the owner's death to take effect. The deed must be recorded in the office of the clerk of superior court in the county where the property is located before the record owner's death. No deadline in days after execution. O.C.G.A. 44-17-2(a)(1); 44-17-3. After the owner's death, the beneficiary records an affidavit of death to put the death on the land records.

Co-owners may sign one deed together. The deed is signed by every owner whose interest it transfers.

Georgia lapses the share of a beneficiary who dies before the owner. The deed can name a successor beneficiary to take in that case. If a designated beneficiary does not survive the owner, or dies after the owner but before accepting the property, the alternate grantee beneficiary designated in this deed for that beneficiary, if any, takes that interest (O.C.G.A. 44-17-2(a)(5)(A)).

The beneficiary takes the property subject to the mortgages, liens and other encumbrances on it at death. A transfer-on-death deed does not by itself put the property beyond Georgia Medicaid estate recovery. Georgia defines the recoverable "estate" by regulation to include property passing by joint tenancy, right of survivorship, life estate, trust, annuity, IRA, homestead "or any other arrangement" — not only the probate estate. The deed moves this parcel alone; a revocable living trust set up with SimplyTrust carries the rest of the estate.

Recording a Transfer-on-Death Deed in Appling County

A transfer-on-death deed for Appling County property is recorded with the Clerk of Superior Court at 69 Tippins Street, Suite 103, Baxley, GA 31513. Phone: 1-912-367-8126. Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.

Recording costs $25 flat, regardless of page count; a 2-page TOD deed records for $25; TOD deeds are exempt from transfer tax. Page count, cover sheets, and any local transfer-tax add-ons can change the final amount, so confirm the total with the Clerk of Superior Court before submitting. Appling County requires e-recording through the GSCCCA eFile Portal.

Before recording, a Georgia transfer-on-death deed needs 1 witness and attestation by a notary as official witness. The deed must be recorded before the owner's death to take effect.

If submitting by mail, use the office's mailing address: P.O. Box 269, Baxley, GA 31515. Include any required return envelope or recording cover sheet requested by the Clerk of Superior Court.

After the owner's death, the beneficiary records an affidavit of death with the Clerk of Superior Court to put the death on the land records: prepare it for Appling County.

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(4)·Updated October 16, 2026

SimplyTrust Editorial

O.C.G.A. 44-17-1 to 44-17-7
O.C.G.A. 15-6-77(f)(1)(A)(i)
applingcountyclerkofcourt.com
efile.gsccca.org

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