Why People File a Quitclaim Deed in Kiowa County
Just Got Married
Whether it's a starter home or a longtime family property, adding a spouse after marriage is one of the more routine reasons this deed gets filed.
Going Through a Divorce
If your settlement is final but the deed still lists your ex, a quitclaim deed is the missing last step.
Inherited Property
Property left to you in a will isn't fully yours on paper until a quitclaim deed (or similar transfer) updates the title.
Gifting to Family
Gifting a vacation property, a family farm, or a spare house to a relative usually means one filing: a quitclaim deed.
About the Kiowa County Clerk and Recorder
Kiowa County, formed in 1889 on Colorado's eastern plains and named for the Kiowa people who once inhabited the region, is the site of the Sand Creek Massacre of November 29, 1864, now preserved as a National Historic Site. Its towns -- Eads, Sheridan Lake, Haswell, Chivington, and others -- were platted roughly every seven miles along the railroad in alphabetical sequence as the line pushed west from the Kansas border. Today the county remains a sparsely populated farming and ranching community that also hosts active oil and natural-gas wells.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Kiowa County, this is the Kiowa County Clerk and Recorder that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Eads (county seat), Sheridan Lake, Haswell.
Unincorporated communities: Towner, Brandon, Chivington, Arlington.
Office Details
Address: 1305 Goff St, Eads, CO 81036
Phone: 719-438-5421
Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:15 PM
Recording Fee: A flat, statewide per-document recording fee set by Colorado statute (the same amount applies in every county), plus small state technology surcharges. A separate state documentary fee applies to real estate transfers above a small statutory consideration threshold, calculated as a percentage of the sale price rather than a flat charge.
E-recording: Kiowa County accepts e-recording through Simplifile and CSC.
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 Kiowa 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 Kiowa 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. ยง 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 Kiowa 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
Filing somewhere else in the state? Here are a few other county pages:
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