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Transfer on Death Beneficiary Designation Affidavit
To establish transfer on death interests, a designation affidavit must be recorded prior to the death of the property owner.
TOD Beneficiary Designation Affidavits must include:
- A current, complete, and correct property description with plat cabinet and page and parcel number(s) checked and approved by the Engineer’s Tax Map Department
- Prior deed reference
- Notarized signature(s)
- TOD beneficiary affidavits are not transferred in the auditor’s office prior to recording
- Correct recording fees and a self-addressed stamped envelope. Modifications, revocations, amendments, releases, and recordings of the affidavit will be charged a notation fee
Transfer on Death Affidavit of Confirmation
A TOD Affidavit of Confirmation transfers the interest in the property to the designated beneficiaries after the death of the owner.
TOD Affidavits of Confirmation must include:
- A notice of pending transfer of property by transfer on death deed , aka Medicaid Estate Recovery Form, along with a copy of the TOD designation affidavit or the TOD deed that was recorded prior to the death of the property owner
- A certified copy of the property owner’s death certificate
- Prior deed reference
- Volume and page of recorded transfer on death beneficiary affidavit
- Notarized signature(s)
- A current, complete, and correct property description with plat cabinet and page and parcel number(s) checked and approved by the Engineers Tax Map Department
- Must be transferred in the Auditor’s Office before recording. Please contact the Greene County Auditor’s Office for information regarding transfer requirements
- Correct recording fees and a self-addressed stamped envelope
Ohio Revised Code Transfer on Death Recordings Links
• 5302.22 • 5302.24
• 5302.23 • 5302.222
Transfer on Death Sample forms
• Sample Form 1
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Sample Form 2-
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