A deed you already recorded has a mistake — a misspelled name, a wrong or omitted legal description, a wrong parcel number, a missing marital / vesting recital, or a scrivener's typo — and now the title chain is clouded. This is the curative instrument that fixes it without starting over. Pick the instrument, which decides how the record is cured: a Correction Deed (a.k.a. Deed of Correction / Corrective Deed) is a new deed that RE-CONVEYS the property to fix a material error and supersede the prior deed's mistake; a Confirmatory Deed CONFIRMS and ratifies an already-valid prior conveyance to remove doubt (no new conveyance, it relates back to the original); or a Scrivener's Affidavit of Correction is a SWORN affidavit by the drafter / title agent attesting to a clerical error and stating the correct fact, recorded to clarify the record. Then pick what's being corrected — party name, legal description, parcel number, vesting / marital recital, or another clerical error — and PaperKit reframes the whole instrument around it. Recite the prior recorded deed (its type, recording date and instrument / book / page number), the erroneous text as-recorded and the corrected text, name the original grantor / affiant and the grantee under the prior deed, and PaperKit assembles the entire curative instrument — the recitals identifying the prior deed, the error, the correction, a reaffirmation of the original consideration, and — unlike a fresh conveyance — an assertion that the instrument is EXEMPT from documentary transfer tax (a corrective instrument effects no new transfer, so no new tax is due). Like a deed, it's a drafter-signs recordable certificate: the correcting party (the GRANTOR, or the AFFIANT for an affidavit) executes / swears and e-signs it; the grantee simply retains title. Hosted online for the correcting party to review & e-sign. Clean recordable PDF.
The big lever — it decides whether you re-convey (correction deed), confirm (confirmatory deed), or swear an affidavit, plus the operative language and the title.
Correction Deed (a.k.a. Deed of Correction / Corrective Deed): a new deed that re-conveys to fix a material error and supersedes the prior deed's mistake — used when the error affects the conveyance itself (e.g. a wrong legal description).
Fixing a misspelled or incorrect party name (grantor or grantee).
The original grantor (or successor) who executes the corrective instrument. Like a deed, this is a recordable certificate the correcting party executes — the grantee simply retains title.
A correction / confirmatory instrument effects no new transfer, so — unlike a fresh conveyance — no new documentary transfer tax is due. PaperKit recites the exemption; confirm your recorder's exemption language.
A real, section-by-section recordable curative instrument. The instrument choice drives whether it re-conveys, confirms, or swears; the error choice reframes the correction. Publish to get a hosted link the correcting party can e-execute online.
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A correction deed, confirmatory deed or scrivener's affidavit is a template for convenience, not legal advice. It is a recordable curative instrument that references and corrects (or confirms) a prior recorded deed; to be effective it must generally be signed (and, for an affidavit, sworn) by the correcting party, acknowledged before a notary, and recorded cross-referencing the prior instrument, with the information required by that office and applicable state law. Whether a defect may be cured this way (versus a new deed from the record owner) depends on the error and state law. PaperKit is not a law firm. Review the instrument and consult a qualified attorney.