What you get
- An editable Word document, drafted from your answers and the state's official text.
- A proof of sources: every citation in the draft with the words it quotes, the official source, the date the text was saved and its fingerprint.
- Notes for counsel listing each point marked [VERIFY], each blank and each choice left for the client.
What the intake asks
Plain questions, in the order an attorney would take the facts. Anything left blank stays a marked blank in the draft; nothing is invented to fill it.
The conveyance
- Type of deed
- Grantor(s)
- Grantee(s)
- How will the grantee(s) hold title
- Grantor's signing capacity
- Representative capacity and source of authority
- Trustee grantee and trust identification
The property
- Consideration
- Property address
- Legal description
- Prior deed reference
- Tax parcel ID
Recording
- Is any individual grantor married
- Grantee's mailing address
- Is there a mortgage on the property
- Is a transfer or recordation tax exemption being claimed
- Prepared by / return to
- Has title been examined for this conveyance
- Address for future tax bills
- and 1 more
Where it is offered
Every state Lawsmith has official sources for:
CaliforniaConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaMarylandMassachusettsNew JerseyNew YorkOhioPennsylvaniaTexasVirginia
Official sources on file
The drafter works from the texts Lawsmith has saved for this document in the state you choose, plus federal law where it applies. Each is read from the official publisher and dated.
| State | Sources for this document |
|---|---|
| California | 7 |
| Connecticut | 30 |
| Delaware | 17 |
| District of Columbia | 15 |
| Florida | 15 |
| Maryland | 31 |
| Massachusetts | 14 |
| New Jersey | 34 |
| New York | 31 |
| Ohio | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | 26 |
| Texas | 8 |
| Virginia | 25 |
Among them, for New Jersey:
- N.J.S.A. 46:14-2.1 Acknowledgement and proof.
- N.J.S.A. 46:3-13 Fee simple; creation by deed; construction favorable to creation
- N.J.S.A. 46:26A-3 Prerequisites for recording.
- N.J.S.A. 56:8-19.1 Exemption from consumer fraud law, certain real estate licensees, circumstances.
- N.J.S.A. 46:14-6.1 Officers authorized to take acknowledgments
How the draft is checked
Before it writes, the drafter must quote the official text behind each citation. Lawsmith compares every quotation with the text on file, character for character; a citation with no checked quotation reaches you marked [VERIFY]. The draft still needs your review before it is signed, filed or sent. How citations are checked
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