Litchfield County Gift Deed Form (Connecticut)
All Litchfield County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:
Gift Deed Form
Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Litchfield County compliant document last validated/updated 9/18/2024
Gift Deed Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Litchfield County compliant document last validated/updated 9/6/2024
Completed Example of the Gift Deed Document
Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Litchfield County compliant document last validated/updated 11/6/2024
The following Connecticut and Litchfield County supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order:
When using these Gift Deed forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Litchfield County. The executed documents should then be recorded in one of the following offices:
Barkhamsted Town Clerk
67 Ripley Hill Rd, Barkhamsted, Connecticut 06063-3340
Hours: Mon, Tue, Thu 9:00 to 4:00; Wed 9:00 to 5:00; Fri 9:00 to 12:00
Phone: (860) 379-8665
Bethlehem Town Clerk
36 Main St South, Bethlehem, Connecticut 06751
Hours: Mon closed; Tue-Fri 9:00 to 12:00; Tue 5:00 to 7:00; 1st & 3rd Sat 9:00 to 12:00 (exc July & Aug)
Phone: (203) 266-7510 Ext 207
Bridgewater Town Clerk
44 Main St S / PO Box 216, Bridgewater, Connecticut 06752
Hours: Mon, Wed-Fri 8:00 to 12:30; Tue 8:00 to 3:30
Phone: (860) 354-5102
Canaan Town Clerk
108 Main St / PO Box 47, Falls Village, Connecticut 06031-0047
Hours: Mon-Thu 9:00 to 3:00
Phone: (860) 824-0707 Ext 10
Colebrook Town Clerk
562 Colebrook Rd / PO Box 5, Colebrook, Connecticut 06021
Hours: Mon-Thu 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:30; Fri 9:00 to 12:00
Phone: (860) 379-3359 Ext 213
Cornwall Town Clerk
26 Pine St / PO Box 97, Cornwall, Connecticut 06753
Hours: Mon-Thu 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00
Phone: (860) 672-2709
Goshen Town Clerk
42C North St, Goshen, Connecticut 06756
Hours: Mon-Thu 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00; Fri 9:00 to 1:00 and by appt
Phone: (860) 491-3647
Harwinton Town Clerk
100 Bentley Dr / PO Box 66, Harwinton, Connecticut 06791
Hours: Mon, Tue, Thu 8:30 to 4:00; Wed 8:30 to 6:00; Fri 8:30 to 12:30
Phone: (860) 485-9613
Kent Town Clerk
Town Hall - 41 Kent Green Blvd / PO Box 843, Kent, Connecticut 06757
Hours: Mon-Thu 9:00 to 4:00; Fri 9:00 to 12:00
Phone: (860) 927-3433
Litchfield Town Clerk
74 West St / PO Box 488, Litchfield, Connecticut 06759
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 to 4:30
Phone: (860) 567-7561
Morris Town Clerk
Town Hall - 3 East St / PO Box 66, Morris, Connecticut 06763
Hours: Mon-Wed 8:30 to 4:00; Thu 8:30 to 6:00; Fri & 1st Sat 8:30 to 12:00
Phone: (860) 567-7433
New Hartford Town Clerk
Town Hall - 530 Main St / PO Box 426, New Hartford, Connecticut 06057
Hours: Call for hours
Phone: (860) 379-5037
New Milford Town Clerk
Town Hall - 10 Main St, New Milford, Connecticut 06776
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (860) 355-6020
Norfolk Town Clerk
19 Maple Ave / PO Box 552, Norfolk, Connecticut 06058
Hours: Mon-Thu 8:30 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00; Fri 8:30 to 12:00
Phone: (860) 542-5679
North Canaan Town Clerk
Town Hall - 100 Pease St #7, North Canaan, Connecticut 06018
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00
Phone: (860) 824-7313 Ext 106
Plymouth Town Clerk
Town Hall - 80 Main St, Terryville, Connecticut 06786
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30
Phone: (860) 585-4039
Roxbury Town Clerk
29 North St / PO Box 203, Roxbury, Connecticut 06783
Hours: Tue,Thu 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00; Wed, Fri 9:00 to 12:00
Phone: (860) 354-3328
Salisbury Town Clerk
27 Main St / PO Box 548, Salisbury, Connecticut 06068
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 to 3:30
Phone: (860) 435-5182
Sharon Town Clerk
63 Main St / PO Box 224, Sharon, Connecticut 06069
Hours: Mon-Thu 8:30 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00; Fri 8:30 to 12:00
Phone: (860) 364-5224
Thomaston Town Clerk
Town Hall - 158 Main St, Level 3, Thomaston, Connecticut 06787
Hours: Mon, Tue, Wed 8:00 to 4:00; Thu 8:30 to 6:00; Fri 8:30 to 12:00
Phone: (860) 283-4141
Torrington City Clerk
City Hall - 140 Main St, 1st floor, Torrington, Connecticut 06790
Hours: Mon-Wed 8:30-4:00; Thu 8:30-6:30; Fri 8:30-12:30
Phone: (860) 489-2236
Warren Town Clerk/Registrar
50 Cemetery Rd, Warren , Connecticut 06754
Hours: Mon, Thu 9:00 to 1:00; Tue, Wed 9:00 to 4:00; Fri closed
Phone: (860) 868-7881 Ext 101
Washington Town Clerk
Bryan Memorial Hall - 2 Bryan Plaza / PO Box 383, Washington Depot, Connecticut 06794
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:45
Phone: (860) 868-2786
Watertown Town Clerk
Town Hall - 37 DeForest St, Watertown, Connecticut 06795
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 to 5:00
Phone: (860) 945-5230
Winchester Town Clerk
338 Main St, Suite 201, Winsted, Connecticut 06098-1697
Hours: Mon-Wed 8:00 to 4:00; Thu 8:00 to 7:00; Fri 8:00 to 12:00
Phone: (860) 738-6963
Woodbury Town Clerk
275 Main St South / Mail: 281 Main St South, Woodbury, Connecticut 06798
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (203) 263-2144
Local jurisdictions located in Litchfield County include:
- Bantam
- Barkhamsted
- Bethlehem
- Bridgewater
- Canaan
- Colebrook
- Cornwall
- Cornwall Bridge
- East Canaan
- Falls Village
- Gaylordsville
- Goshen
- Harwinton
- Kent
- Lakeside
- Lakeville
- Litchfield
- Morris
- New Hartford
- New Milford
- New Preston Marble Dale
- Norfolk
- Northfield
- Oakville
- Pequabuck
- Pine Meadow
- Plymouth
- Riverton
- Roxbury
- Salisbury
- Sharon
- South Kent
- Taconic
- Terryville
- Thomaston
- Torrington
- Washington
- Washington Depot
- Watertown
- West Cornwall
- Winchester Center
- Winsted
- Woodbury
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What does "validated/updated" mean?
This indicates the most recent date when at least one of the following occurred:
- Updated: The document was updated or changed to remain compliant.
- Validated: The document was examined by an attorney or staff, or it was successfully recorded in Litchfield County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Litchfield County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Litchfield County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.
Can the Gift Deed forms be re-used?
Yes. You can re-use the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have more than one property in Litchfield County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Litchfield County.
What are supplemental forms?
Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by Connecticut or Litchfield County. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.
What type of files are the forms?
All of our Litchfield County Gift Deed forms are PDFs. You will need to have or get Adobe Reader to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.
Do I need any special software to use these forms?
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Do I have to enter all of my property information online?
No. The blank forms are downloaded to your computer and you fill them out there, at your convenience.
Can I save the completed form, email it to someone?
Yes, you can save your deed form at any point with your information in it. The forms can also be emailed, blank or complete, as attachments.
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Gift deeds convey title to real property from one party to another with no exchange of consideration, monetary or otherwise. Often used to transfer property between family members or to gift property as a charitable act or donation, these conveyances occur during the grantor's lifetime. Gift deeds must contain language that explicitly states that no consideration is expected or required. Ambiguous language, or references to any type of consideration, can make the gift deed contestable in court.
A lawful gift deed includes the grantor's full name and marital status, as well as the grantee's full name, marital status, vesting, and mailing address. Vesting describes how the grantee holds title to the property. Generally, real property is owned in either sole ownership or in co-ownership. For Connecticut residential property, the primary methods for holding title in co-ownership are tenancy in common and joint tenancy. An estate conveyed to two or more people is presumed a tenancy in common, unless a joint tenancy is clearly specified (Conn. Gen. Stat. 47-14(a)). The primary characteristic of joint tenancy is the right of survivorship. In Connecticut, when joint tenancy is declared, the right of survivorship is presumed ( 47-14(a)).
As with any conveyance of realty, a gift deed requires a complete legal description of the parcel. Recite the source of title to maintain a clear chain of title, and detail any restrictions associated with the property. Each grantor must sign the deed in the presence of a notary public for a valid transfer. Transfers in Connecticut require two witness signatures, one of which may be the notary official ( 47-5(a)(4)). All signatures must be original.
All conveyances of real property require a Real Estate Conveyance Tax Return (OP-236) in Connecticut, completed by the grantor. For property located in more than one municipality, Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-500 requires a completed Real Estate Conveyance Tax Allocation Worksheet. Record the completed deed, along with any additional materials, in the appropriate town clerk's office. Contact the same office to verify accepted forms of payment.
With gifts of real property, the recipient of the gift (grantee or donee) is not required to declare the amount of the gift as income, but if the property accrues income after the transaction, the grantee is responsible for paying the requisite state and federal income tax [1].
Gifts of real property in Connecticut are subject to the federal gift tax. The person or entity making the gift (grantor or donor) is responsible for paying the federal gift tax; however, if the donor does not pay the gift tax, the donee (grantee) will be held liable [1]. In accordance with federal law, individuals are permitted an annual exclusion of $15,000 on gifts. This means that if a gift is valued below $15,000, a federal gift tax return (Form 709) does not need to be filed. However, if the gift is something that could possibly be disputed by the IRS -- such as real property -- a donor may benefit from filing a Form 709 [2].
If a federal gift tax return is required, a state gift tax return (Form CT-709) is also required for Connecticut residents, as well as non-residents when the subject property is situated in Connecticut [3]. For questions regarding state taxation laws, consult a tax specialist.
This article is provided for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Contact a Connecticut lawyer with any questions about gift deeds or other issues related to the transfer of real property.
[1] http://msuextension.org/publications/FamilyFinancialManagement/MT199105HR.pdf
[2] https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/frequently-asked-questions-on-gift-taxes
[3] http://www.ct.gov/drs/cwp/view.asp?A=1508&Q=266846
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