Why People File a Quitclaim Deed in Cheyenne County
Just Got Married
If you owned the property before you married and now want your spouse on title too, a quitclaim deed is typically all that's needed.
Going Through a Divorce
After a divorce is finalized, a quitclaim deed is typically how the losing spouse's name gets removed from the deed for good.
Inherited Property
Many people end up filing after losing a parent or relative, using a quitclaim deed to move the title into their own name.
Gifting to Family
Want a family member's name added to your property title as a gift? A quitclaim deed is the straightforward way to do it.
About the Cheyenne County Clerk and Recorder
Cheyenne County was established in 1889 out of parts of Elbert and Bent counties and named for the Cheyenne people who hunted bison across the plains here through the nineteenth century. Cheyenne Wells began as a stage station on the Smoky Hill Trail in the early 1870s before being formally platted in 1887, and from 1890 to 1908 it served as a division point for the Union Pacific Railroad. Today the county's economy remains rooted in wheat and small-grain farming, cattle ranching, and oil production.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Cheyenne County, this is the Cheyenne County Clerk and Recorder that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Cheyenne Wells (county seat), Kit Carson.
Unincorporated communities: Arapahoe, Wild Horse.
Office Details
Address: 51 S 1st St, Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810
Phone: 719-767-5685
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Recording Fee: a flat, statewide per-document recording fee set by state statute (which includes a small technology/records-modernization surcharge), plus a separate documentary fee calculated as a small percentage of the property's sale price on deeds transferring real estate for value
E-recording: Yes — Cheyenne County is a live jurisdiction for Simplifile e-recording.
How to File a Document
- Sign in Front of a Notary: Colorado requires the grantor's signature to be acknowledged before a notary public before the Cheyenne County Clerk and Recorder will accept a deed for recording. No witnesses are required beyond the notary, and the grantee doesn't need to sign at all -- just the person giving up their interest in the property.
- Attach a Full Legal Description, Not Just an Address: A street address alone won't satisfy Colorado's requirements -- the deed needs the property's actual legal description (a metes-and-bounds description, a government survey reference, or a platted lot and block, depending on how the parcel was originally surveyed). You can usually copy this directly from the deed that transferred the property to you.
- Complete a Real Property Transfer Declaration (TD-1000): Colorado requires a separate Real Property Transfer Declaration (TD-1000) to accompany most deeds when they're filed, signed by the buyer or seller. It's a distinct form with its own signature, not a box you check on the deed -- the Cheyenne County Clerk and Recorder can provide the current version and confirm whether your situation qualifies for an exemption.
- Consider Online Notarization if an In-Person Visit Is Hard: Colorado has permitted remote online notarization since Senate Bill 20-096 took effect on December 31, 2020 (C.R.S. § 24-21-514.5) -- so if getting to a notary's office in person is inconvenient, a signer may be able to complete the acknowledgment over live video with a Colorado-commissioned online notary instead.
- Record with the County Clerk and Recorder: Bring, mail, or (where the county supports it) e-file the signed, notarized deed and its Transfer Declaration with the Cheyenne County Clerk and Recorder for the county where the property sits. Colorado's recording fee is set by state statute -- a flat rate per document -- and on top of that, Colorado charges a documentary fee calculated as a small percentage of the sale price, separate from the flat recording fee.
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Other Counties in Colorado
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