This template gives you everything you need for a professional, customizable and legally binding Deeds Quit Claim Iowa.
Yes, you need a Declaration of Value form and possibly a Groundwater Hazard Statement. Iowa requires the value declaration with every deed filing, and the groundwater statement for certain properties.
Yes, the grantor signs before a notary. And if the property is a homestead occupied by a married couple, the grantor's spouse needs to sign too. Iowa protects homestead rights pretty strictly.
County Recorder's Office where the property is located. Make sure you submit the deed with those additional forms in the right order—deed first, then the required forms immediately after.