Changes to Cadastral Map
Name Changes for Tax Statements
Name changes for tax statements for real property occur after deeds or other appropriate legal documents are recorded.
Name changes due to marriage, death, divorce or other court orders require specific documentation and notification.
- Marriage: Notification will only affect the assessment records, to change or add your spouse to county clerkâs records, a new deed must be recorded.
- Death: A copy of the death certificate or recording a certified copy of the Death certificate will remove that owner from our records.
- Divorce: If the divorce occurred in Washington County, you may provide the court decree number and we can look up the information. If the divorce occurred in another county a certified copy of the decree must be recorded. County property records will be changed to reflect the ownership as defined in the decree.
Divisions of Tax Lots
Tax lot divisions are initiated through the Planning, Building or Permit Department of the appropriate jurisdiction. Upon receiving the approval from the appropriate jurisdiction, the property owner must record a plat or deed(s) to adjust the property lines. After the necessary documents are recorded, cartography changes the tax record and maps to reflect the change.
