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A quit claim deed, as permitted by Wyoming Annotated Statutes, 34-1-107 (2012), is a legal document used to transfer a grantor’s present interest (if any) in real property. A properly executed quit claim deed will sufficiently convey, release, and quit claim the property described in the instrument to the grantee (Wyo. Stat. 34-2-105, 2012). Since a quit claim deed conveys whatever interest the grantor has at the time of conveyance, it does not offer the grantee (the buyer) the guarantee of good title. If a grantor does not actually have any interest in the real property, none will be conveyed. In Wyoming, a quit claim deed does not have to imply that the grantor has any interest in a property to convey.
Unless specific language is added, the quit claim deed will not extend to after-acquired title, which is title acquired by the grantor after the conveyance has taken place. (Wyo. Stat. 34-2-105, 2012). For example, a married couple might own a house together. At some point, the wife quit claims her interest in the house to her sister. If something happens to the husband, the wife will acquire his interest in the house. The title possessed by the wife’s sister, who had acquired the wife’s interest in the house via quit claim deed, does not change, unless the quit claim deed included specific language to permit this.
A quit claim deed should be recorded in the county where the property is located. Additionally, specific statutory and county requirements must be met in order for a quit claim deed to serve its intended purpose.
Click on the appropriate county to view recording and formatting guidelines.
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