What help can the Register of Deeds office provide for drafting my own real estate documents?

The Register of Deeds office is charged with the duty of being an independent custodian of records relating to real estate.  As such, the only area we can assist you in is general process questions.  We cannot assist you in the actual drafting of documents.  We highly recommend that you obtain legal counsel for these transactions.  


Although several legal documents have been developed into “fill-in-the-blank” style forms and appear to be very easily completed, it is the answers to those fill-in-the-blank questions that are critically important.  Those answers can vary widely from person to person.  Determining the correct answer for your situation constitutes “legal advice” we are not licensed to practice real estate law.  Even if we were, our role as custodian of the records would still prevent us from assisting in the creation of the records.

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1. What help can the Register of Deeds office provide for drafting my own real estate documents?
2. I am considering buying a parcel of real estate. How can I find out what liens, if any have been filed against it?
3. Can I do my own title search?
4. Can the Register of Deeds tell me if I have good and clear title?
5. How do I change my deed so that it reflects my married name?
6. If one trustee of a trust dies, is it necessary to take any immediate action?
7. We recently paid off our home mortgage. When will we get a new deed showing that we no longer owe the bank anything?
8. I paid off a Federal Income Tax Lien but it is still showing on my credit report. Why?
9. I have been told I need to get a “legal description” of my property. Where do I get that?