Transfer on Death Deed for Wallowa County, Oregon

In Oregon, a transfer on death deed is signed before a notary, then recorded with the county before the owner's death. In Wallowa County, the County Clerk records it for $84 for the first page plus $5 for each additional page.

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Oregon provides a statutory form, and a deed in substantially that form is accepted. The deed follows the statute's wording: "At my death, I transfer my interest in the described property to the beneficiaries as designated above."

An Oregon transfer on death deed is recorded with the County Clerk 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 before the transferor's death in the deed records in the office of the county clerk for the county in which the property is located. ORS 93.961(1)(d).

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

Oregon 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 beneficiary does not survive the transferor, that beneficiary's interest lapses.

The beneficiary takes the property subject to the mortgages, liens and other encumbrances on it at death. Oregon reaches TOD deed property for Medicaid estate recovery. 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 Wallowa County

A transfer on death deed for Wallowa County property is recorded with the County Clerk at 101 South River Street, Room 100, Enterprise, OR 97828. Phone: 1-541-426-4543. Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-5:00 PM.

Recording costs $84 for the first page plus $5 for each additional page; a 2-page TOD deed records for $89; 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 County Clerk before submitting. Wallowa County accepts e-recording through Simplifile.

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

At $84, Wallowa County's base recording fee is among the lowest in Oregon, where county base fees range from $81 to $138.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 16, 2026

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ORS 93.948 to 93.979
ORS 205.320(1)(d)(A); ORS 205.323(1)
co.wallowa.or.us

Data sourced from Oregon statutes and official state code and County Clerk primary sources (2 pages reviewed). How we research.

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