Estate Planning for Warren County, New York Property Owners

For most Warren County homeowners, the house is what drags an estate into probate. A transfer-on-death deed or a living trust keeps it out—here is how to set up either one and record it locally.

For a Warren County property owner, the biggest probate risk is the home itself. Real estate is what forces most families into the Surrogate's Court. The two tools that keep a Warren County home out of probate are a transfer-on-death deed recorded with the County Clerk, and a revocable living trust that holds title to the property.

Skipping this planning step means the Surrogate's Court decides who receives the property: a simple New York probate takes 7+ months and opens with $45 in court filing fees.

Record a Transfer-on-Death Deed in Warren County

A transfer on death deed names a beneficiary who receives Warren County property automatically at the owner's death, without probate. It is recorded with the County Clerk during the owner's lifetime and can be revoked at any time.

Before recording, a New York transfer on death deed is signed with 2N.Y. Real Prop. Law 424Verified Aug 24, 2026View source witnesses and notary acknowledgmentN.Y. Real Prop. Law 424Verified Aug 24, 2026View source. The deed takes effect only if it is recorded before the owner's deathN.Y. Real Prop. Law 424Verified Aug 24, 2026View source.

Where to Record Property Documents

Deeds and other real property documents for Warren County are recorded with the County Clerk, led by County Clerk Carrie L. Black, at 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845. Phone: (518) 761-6426. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

The County Clerk charges $45 per document plus $5 for every page. A 2-page transfer on death deed costs $55 to record in Warren County. A transfer on death deed is exempt from transfer tax.

Recording Office Record

County Clerk

Warren County · County Clerk · Carrie L. Black

Address

1340 State Route 9Lake George, NY 12845

Fax

(518) 761-6551

Hours

Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Recording fees

Document fee (per document)$45
Each page$5
TP-584 Combined Real Estate Transfer Tax Return$5
RP-5217 Real Property Transfer Report (Residential/Agricultural)$125
RP-5217 Real Property Transfer Report (Commercial/Other)$250
Transfer tax on a TOD deedExempt

CPLR § 8021(a)(4) (county-adjustable); RPL § 333(3)(ii) (RP-5217 filing fee); county-published fee schedules

Verified September 8, 2026 · Source

Estate Planning Attorneys Serving Warren County

FirmAlbany, NY

Herzog Law Firm

Since 1946 · Serves 4 counties

Albany firm at Corporate Woods, with offices in Saratoga Springs, Kingston, and Queensbury, taking families through probate, estate administration, and trust administration: re-titling assets, transfers to surviving joint owners and named beneficiaries, and the income, estate, and gift tax issues that arise at death. Litigates will contests, construction proceedings, and contested accountings, and practises elder law, Medicaid, and special-needs planning. Has served the greater Capital Region, Hudson Valley, and Adirondacks since 1946.

PracticesEstate PlanningEstate AdministrationTrust AdministrationProbateand 4 more

Office
7 Southwoods BoulevardAlbany, NY 12211
Free consultation

FirmClifton Park, NY

Ianniello Anderson, P.C.

Since 1971 · Serves 3 counties

Clifton Park firm, with offices in Albany, Saratoga Springs and Glens Falls, handling Surrogate's Court work for Capital Region executors. The estate administration team files the probate petition, notices interested parties, marshals and values assets, pays debts and taxes and distributes what remains — including contested wills, out-of-state heirs, and ancillary probate for property held in other states.

PracticesEstate PlanningEstate AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more

Office
805 Route 146Clifton Park, NY 12065

FirmGlens Falls, NY

Muller & Mannix, PLLC

Since 1977 · Serves 4 counties

Glens Falls firm on Warren Street serving Warren, Washington, Fulton, and Montgomery counties, working clients through probate to appointment as executor or administrator, settling the estate's debts, and distributing assets. Also drafts wills and trusts and handles real estate for the southern Adirondack region. Before New York's courts since 1977.

PracticesEstate PlanningEstate Administration

Office
264 Warren Street, Suite JGlens Falls, NY 12801

FirmLatham, NY

Pierro, Connor & Strauss, LLC

Serves 13 counties

Capital Region trusts and estates practice in Latham, with offices in New York City, Garden City, Hudson and Lake Placid and more than 280 years of combined attorney experience. Handles estate and trust administration, probate, estate and trust litigation, guardianship under Article 81 and 17-A, Medicaid and special needs planning, and tax planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningEstate AdministrationTrust AdministrationTrust Litigationand 5 more

Office
43 British American BoulevardLatham, NY 12110
Free consultationVirtual consultations

FirmLake Success, NY

Abrams Fensterman, LLP

Since 2000 · Serves 9 counties

Lake Success (Nassau County) firm guiding executors, administrators, trustees and beneficiaries through New York Surrogate's Court — probate, estate and trust administration, and contested estates and objections to a will or to fiduciary conduct. Also handles estate planning, retirement-distribution planning, Medicaid and elder law. Absorbed the Berwitz & DiTata estate practice.

PracticesEstate PlanningEstate AdministrationTrust AdministrationProbateand 6 more

Office
3 Dakota Drive, Suite 300Lake Success, NY 11042

FirmBinghamton, NY

Coughlin & Gerhart LLP

Since 1898 · Serves the whole state

Binghamton (Broome County) firm tracing its lineage to 1898, with seven New York offices from Ithaca to Walton. Its trusts, estates and elder law group counsels executors, administrators and trustees through estate and trust administration, obtains Letters Testamentary and Letters of Administration, and litigates disputed executor appointments in Surrogate's Court.

PracticesEstate PlanningEstate AdministrationTrust AdministrationProbateand 8 more

Office
99 Corporate DriveBinghamton, NY 13904
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