Probate and Inherited Homes

Selling a house that came to you through a death in the family: probate and independent administration, heirship affidavits, small estates, co-heirs who disagree, and what has to be in place before a Texas title company will close.

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Affidavit of Heirship Texas: A Six-Step Checklist When a Parent Dies Without a Will

When a parent dies without a will and the house is still in their name, an affidavit of heirship can show who inherited it. Here is how to prepare, sign and record one, and where it falls short.

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Probate and Inherited Homes

Transfer on Death Deed Texas: Seven Steps to Sell the House You Received

A transfer on death deed can move a Texas house to you without probate, but it does not hand you a clean title. Here is the order of work to confirm the deed, clear what comes with it, and sell.