Illinois Transfer on Death Instrument Template

Illinois Transfer on Death Instrument Template

An Illinois Transfer on Death Instrument template with completion notes and the blank form. Illinois property owners who want named beneficiaries, or a living trust, to receive real property at death while keeping full control during life.

What's included

• Transfer on Death Instrument (12 pages): a recordable transfer on death instrument under the Real Property Transfer on Death Instrument Act (755 ILCS 27), with the witness attestation the Act requires, an option to name the trustee of a living trust, an optional spouse waiver, a revocation instrument, a notice of death affidavit, and an Exhibit A. It may help Illinois real property pass outside probate.

Each document starts on its own page with plain-English completion notes, followed by the blank form. Where Illinois law supplies a form, the statutory wording is reproduced verbatim.

Signing requirements (Illinois)

• Transfer on Death Instrument: signed before two credible witnesses who attest in writing, with the owner's and witnesses' signatures acknowledged before a notary, and recorded before death with the county recorder (755 ILCS 27/40, 27/45).

File formats

Editable Word (.docx) and print-ready PDF (US Letter) for every document, delivered as a ZIP digital download. Nothing is shipped.

Legal research last verified September 29, 2026.

This is a fill-in template, not legal advice. Laws change; check your state's current requirements before signing.

Licensed to the original purchaser for personal use only; not for resale or redistribution.

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