Warranty Deed Estate

Write the county where the property is located on line provided next to the words "County of" beneath the words "The State of Texas." Write the name and address of the grantor on the lines provided after the words "Know all men by these presents, That I."

In Texas, you can't add your spouse's name to an existing deed, but you can create a new deed by transferring the property from yourself to you and your spouse jointly. You can do this by using either a deed without warranty or a quit claim deed.

Texas state law allows real property owners to record a Transfer on Death Deed naming a beneficiary to own that real property after they die. With a properly recorded Transfer on Death Deed, you do not need to go through probate court to transfer real property.

You should complete a 'Deceased joint proprietor' form on the government's website and then send the form to the Land Registry, with an official copy of the death certificate. The other joint owner then becomes the sole owner of the property.

The deed and any related agreements should be filed in the land records of the county where the property is located. The county clerk will require a recording fee. Recording fees can vary, but usually range from $11.00 to $30.00 for the first page and $4.00 for each additional page.

In order to make the Warranty Deed legally binding, the Seller needs to sign it front of a notary public. Then signed and notarized deed must be filed at the city or county office for recording property documents. Before filing with this office all previously billed property taxes must be paid in full.

Now, people can convey clear title to their property by completing a transfer on death deed form, signing it in front of a notary, and filing it in the deed records office in the county where the property is located before they die at a cost of less than fifty dollars.