Okla. Stat. tit. 58, § 58-1253

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Transfer-on-death, form

Official statutory text

An interest in real estate is titled in transfer-on-death form

by executing, acknowledging and recording in the office of the

county clerk in the county where the real estate is located, prior

to the death of the owner, a deed in substantially the following

form:

___________________ (name of owner) being of competent mind and

having the legal capacity to execute this document, as owner

transfers on death to ____________________ (name of beneficiary) as

grantee beneficiary, the following described interest in real

estate: (here insert description of the interest in real estate).

THIS TRANSFER-ON-DEATH DEED IS REVOCABLE. IT DOES NOT TRANSFER ANY

OWNERSHIP UNTIL THE DEATH OF THE OWNER. IT REVOKES ALL PRIOR

BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS BY THIS OWNER FOR THIS INTEREST IN REAL

ESTATE. THE GRANTOR HAS THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW OR RESCIND THIS DEED

AT ANY TIME. ANY BENEFICIARY NAMED IN THIS DEED IS HEREBY ADVISED

THAT THIS DEED MAY BE WITHDRAWN OR RESCINDED WHETHER OR NOT MONEY OR

ANY OTHER CONSIDERATION WAS PAID OR GIVEN.

THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA

COUNTY OF ___________

Before me, on this day personally appeared __________,

___________, and ___________, the owner of the land described in

this deed, and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are

subscribed below in their respective capacities, and the owner of

the land declared to me and to the witnesses in my presence that the

deed is a revocable transfer-on-death of the real estate described

therein, and the witnesses declared in the presence of the owner of

the real estate and in my presence that the owner of the land

declared to them that the deed is a revocable transfer-on-death of

the real estate described therein and that the owner of the land

wanted each of them to sign it as a witness, and that each witness

did sign the same as witness in the presence of the owner of the

land and in my presence.

_______________________

(name of owner)

_______________________

(witness)

_______________________

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(witness)

Subscribed and acknowledged before me by ______________, the owner

of the land, and _____________ and _______________, witnesses, this

___ day of __________ (month), _____ (year).

____________________________

(signature of notary public)

(Seal)

My commission expires ___________ (date).

Instead of the words "transfer-on-death" the abbreviation "TOD" may

be used.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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