Transfer on Death Deed for Talbot County, Maryland

In Maryland, a transfer-on-death deed is signed before a notary, then recorded with the county before the owner's death. In Talbot County, the Clerk of the Circuit Court records it for $60 for 1-9 pages, $115 for 10+ pages.

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Maryland provides a statutory form, and a deed in substantially that form is accepted. The deed must state that the transfer to the designated beneficiary is to occur at the transferor's death.

A Maryland transfer-on-death deed is recorded with the Department of Land Records, Clerk of the Circuit Court for the county where the property sits and must be on record before the owner's death to take effect. Recording a Maryland transfer-on-death deed, or a revocation of one, does not require the tax collector's certificate under Real Property section 3-104(b) or the county assessment office endorsement under section 3-104(g)(8). 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.

Maryland lapses the share of a beneficiary who dies before the owner. The deed can name a successor beneficiary to take in that case.

The beneficiary takes the property subject to the mortgages, liens and other encumbrances on it at death. The Act does not address Medicaid estate recovery specifically. 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 Talbot County

A transfer-on-death deed for Talbot County property is recorded with the Clerk of the Circuit Court at 11 North Washington Street, Suite 16, Easton, MD 21601. Phone: 1-410-822-2611. Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM.

Recording costs $60 for 1-9 pages, $115 for 10+ pages; a 2-page TOD deed records for $60; TOD deeds are exempt from transfer tax if the property is a primary or secondary residence of the transferor. Page count, cover sheets, and any local transfer-tax add-ons can change the final amount, so confirm the total with the Clerk of the Circuit Court before submitting. Talbot County accepts e-recording through Simplifile.

Before recording, a Maryland transfer-on-death deed needs notary acknowledgment. The deed must be recorded before the owner's death to take effect.

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

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 16, 2026

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Md. Code, Real Prop. §§ 14-1001 to 14-1014
Md. Code, Real Property § 3-601(a)(2) (recording fee); Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 13-604(a)(2) ($40 surcharge)
mdcourts.gov

Data sourced from Maryland statutes and official state code and Clerk of the Circuit Court primary sources (3 pages reviewed). How we research.

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