§ 1055 Grant Delivery Presumption

• •A signed gift of property (like land) is assumed to be given on the date written on the paper.
• •You don’t have to prove the exact moment it was handed over—just that it was properly signed.
• •This rule has been around since 1872.

If your grandma signs a paper on January 1st saying she’s giving you her house, the law assumes she gave it to you that day—even if she didn’t hand you the paper right away.

You don’t have to prove she gave it to you later; the law assumes it happened on the date written.