Transfer on Death Deed for Vernon County, Missouri

In Missouri, a beneficiary deed is signed before a notary, then recorded with the county before the owner's death. In Vernon County, the Recorder of Deeds records it for $26 for the first page plus $3 for each additional page.

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Missouri prescribes no form. The deed must expressly state that the deed is not to take effect until the death of the owner.

A Missouri beneficiary deed is recorded with the County Recorder of Deeds for the county where the property sits and must be on record before the owner's death to take effect. The deed must be filed of record with the recorder of deeds in the city or county where the property is situated prior to the death of the owner. Consideration and delivery to the beneficiary are not required. St. Louis City is an independent city (not part of any county) with its own Recorder of Deeds.

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

Missouri passes the share of a beneficiary who dies before the owner to that beneficiary's descendants under its antilapse rule. The deed can name a successor beneficiary to take in that case. A designated beneficiary must survive the owner by one hundred twenty hours to be entitled to a transfer under this deed (RSMo 461.042.1).

The beneficiary takes the property subject to the mortgages, liens and other encumbrances on it at death. Property passing under a beneficiary deed stays within reach of the deceased owner's creditors, surviving spouse and unmarried minor children (RSMo 461.071), including MO HealthNet, whose benefits paid after January 1, 1978 are a debt of the estate (RSMo 473.398.1; In re Estate of Jones, 280 S.W.3d 647 (Mo. banc 2009)). The deed moves this parcel alone; a revocable living trust set up with SimplyTrust carries the rest of the estate.

Recording a Beneficiary Deed in Vernon County

A beneficiary deed for Vernon County property is recorded with the Recorder of Deeds at 100 West Cherry Street, Room 11, Nevada, MO 64772. Phone: 1-417-448-2520. Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-noon and 1:00 PM-4:30 PM.

Recording costs $26 for the first page plus $3 for each additional page; a 2-page TOD deed records for $29; no transfer tax applies to TOD deeds. Page count, cover sheets, and any local transfer-tax add-ons can change the final amount, so confirm the total with the Recorder of Deeds before submitting. Vernon County accepts e-recording through iCounty.

Before recording, a Missouri beneficiary deed needs notary acknowledgment. The deed must be recorded before the owner's death to take effect.

Vernon County e-records via iCounty, while most Missouri recording offices use CSC. Vernon County's $26 base recording fee sits at the low end of the Missouri range ($23 to $26).

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(3)·Updated October 16, 2026

SimplyTrust Editorial

RSMo 461.003 to 461.081
RSMo 59.310.6(1), 59.319, 59.321, 59.800, 50.1190
vernoncountymo.org

Data sourced from Missouri statutes and official state code and Recorder of Deeds primary sources (1 page reviewed). How we research.

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