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|valign="top"| '''Equitable Distribution'''
 
|valign="top"| '''Equitable Distribution'''
 
| A non-titled spouse is normally not required to sign any deed.  In the event of a pending divorce between the titled and non-titled spouse, the non-titled spouse must join in the conveyance to waive any claim to the potential equity in the property.
 
| A non-titled spouse is normally not required to sign any deed.  In the event of a pending divorce between the titled and non-titled spouse, the non-titled spouse must join in the conveyance to waive any claim to the potential equity in the property.
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==Types of Deeds==
 
 
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| style="width: 25%;" align="center;" style="background:#3CB371;"|'''National Type'''
 
| style="width: 25%;" align="center;" style="background:#3CB371;"|'''Local Name'''
 
| style="width: 25%;" align="center;" style="background:#3CB371;"|'''Primary Use'''
 
| style="width: 25%;" align="center;" style="background:#3CB371;"|'''Source of Form'''
 
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| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| '''General Warranty Deed'''
 
| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| '''General Warranty Deed'''
 
| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| [rarely used]
 
| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| [rarely used]
 
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| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| Special Warranty Deed
 
| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| Special Warranty Deed
 
| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| Most common for all types of transfers
 
| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| Common Law and Statutory forms exist
 
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| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| Fiduciary Warranty Deed
 
| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| Executor's Deed <br> Administrator's Deed
 
| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| Used for conveyances by personal representatives.
 
| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| Common Law and Statutory forms exist.
 
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| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| Bargain and Sale Deed
 
| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| N/A
 
| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| N/A
 
| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| N/A
 
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| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| Quit-Claim Deed
 
| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| Quit Claim Deed (Rare)
 
| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| Used as an estoppel and for specialty transactions.
 
| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| Common Law and Statutory forms exist.
 
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| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| Foreclosure Deed
 
| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| Deed Poll
 
| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| Mortgage and Tax Foreclosures
 
| style="width: 25%;" valign="top"| Common Law
 
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==Execution of Deeds==
 
 
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|style="width: 15%;" rowspan="2" valign="top"|Witnesses
 
|style="width: 20%;"| Grantor
 
| Not Required
 
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| Grantee
 
| Not Required
 
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|rowspan="2" valign="top"| Marital Status
 
|valign="top"| '''Grantor'''
 
|valign="top"| Not Required but preferred custom and practice
 
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| '''Grantee'''
 
| Not Required but preferred custom and practice
 
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|rowspan="6" valign="top"| Marital Rights
 
|valign="top"| Common Law Dower
 
|valign="top"| Abolished.
 
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|valign="top"| Common Law Curtesy
 
|valign="top"| Abolished.
 
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| Statutory Dower
 
| N/A.
 
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| Community Property
 
| Not Recognized.
 
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|valign="top"| '''Homestead'''
 
|valign="top"| No.
 
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|valign="top"| Equitable Distribution
 
| Yes.
 
 
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Revision as of 10:30, 15 March 2018

Types of Deeds

National Type Local Name Primary Use Source of Form
General Warranty Deed General Warranty Deed [rarely used] Common Law
Special Warranty Deed Special Warranty Deed (1) Commercial
(2) Residential
Common Law
Fiduciary Warranty Deed Fiduciary Warranty Deed (1) Estates Common Law
Bargain and Sale Deed N/A N/A N/A
Quit-Claim Deed Quit-Claim Deed (1) Railroad
(2) Utilities
Common Law
Foreclosure Deed Sheriff's Deed (1) Mortgage Foreclosures
(2) Judgment Executions
Common Law (Deed Poll)
Other Statutory Short Form [rarely used] 21 P.S. § 1
  • NOTE: The Statutory Short Form of Deed is almost never used. It can be changed into any type of common Deed above simply by changing the Warranty language. In conjunction with this Statutory Short Form Deed were statutes permitting the substitution of Common Law warranty language with shorter phrases contained in the statutes. These are occasionally used, but are still not as common as the Common Law forms of warranties.

Execution of Deeds

Witness Grantor Not required, but blanks for witness are customarily included in most deeds.
Grantee N/A.
Marital Status Grantor Not required, but customarily included.
Grantee Not required, but customarily included.
Marital Rights Common Law Dower Abolished.
Common Law Curtesy Abolished.
Statutory Dower N/A.
Community Property N/A.
Homestead N/A.
Equitable Distribution A non-titled spouse is normally not required to sign any deed. In the event of a pending divorce between the titled and non-titled spouse, the non-titled spouse must join in the conveyance to waive any claim to the potential equity in the property.