Can you record a deed after the grantor dies

Attorney Tom Olsen: Can you record a deed after someone dies?

Attorney Holley Knapik: We- Yes.

Tom Olsen: Let me start by saying this. That I've had people before that said, Tom, I'm not ready to give this piece of property to my daughter. What I'm going to do is I'm going to prepare the deed. I'm going to sign that deed. I'm not going to record that deed. I'm going to stick it in my drawer so that when I pass away, my daughter can pull that deed out of my drawer and then go down into public records and record it. Will that be okay?

Holley Knapik: Part of me says, well know, because a deed and when you're executing a deed, there must be a conveyance. Part of conveyance is delivery to the grantee. Grantee accepts the deed. If that hasn't taken place, because you put it in the drawer and it doesn't get done while he's alive then the question becomes after he's passed on, is that deed still valid?

Tom Olsen: You're right on with that answer, Holley. To do a proper deed requires that you sign it and deliver it. If you're recording that deed after dad dies, there's evidence, that's presumed to be evidence that he never delivered it to you during his lifetime. It's not going to work as a method. Hey folks, my name is Tom Olsen. The name of the show is Olsen on Law. You're listening to 96.9 The Game.

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