Transfer on Death Deed for Greensville County, Virginia

In Virginia, a transfer on death deed is signed before a notary, then recorded with the county before the owner's death. In Greensville County, the Clerk of the Circuit Court records it for $26 for 1-10 pages, $40 for 11-30 pages, $60 for 31+ pages.

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Virginia 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 Virginia transfer on death deed is recorded with the Circuit Court 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 land records of the clerk's office of the circuit court in the jurisdiction where the property is located. Indexed under transferor's name as grantor. Exempt from recordation tax unless for consideration (Va. Code 58.1-811(J)).

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

Virginia lapses the share of a beneficiary who dies before the owner. The deed can name a successor beneficiary to take in that case. A beneficiary's interest is contingent on that beneficiary surviving the transferor; the interest of a beneficiary who does not survive the transferor lapses (Va. Code 64.2-632(A)(2)).

The beneficiary takes the property subject to the mortgages, liens and other encumbrances on it at death. During the transferor's life a transfer on death deed does not affect the transferor's or the designated beneficiary's eligibility for any form of public assistance, and it creates no legal or equitable interest in the designated beneficiary (Va. Code 64.2-631(4), (5)). 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 Greensville County

A transfer on death deed for Greensville County property is recorded with the Clerk of the Circuit Court at 337 South Main Street, Emporia, VA 23847. Phone: 1-434-348-4215. Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM.

Recording costs $26 for 1-10 pages, $40 for 11-30 pages, $60 for 31+ pages; a 2-page TOD deed records for $30; 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 the Circuit Court before submitting. Greensville County accepts e-recording through CSC.

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

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 17, 2026

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Va. Code 64.2-621 to 64.2-638
Va. Code 17.1-275 (subdivision A 2), 17.1-279; add-ons at Va. Code 58.1-817, 58.1-3314(3), 17.1-258.3:1 and Appropriation Act Item 3-6.01
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greensvillecountyva.gov
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