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Texas deed packet
Transfer Texas real estate into your revocable living trust. Get the state-specific blank deed and completion guidance as an instant download.
Is this the right deed type? A trust funding deed transfers real property into a revocable living trust.
This download includes 2 documents in editable Word format. Complete them on your own computer, then print, sign, and record.
Packet is delivered in Word format; no blank PDF of the deed is included.
A simple three-step workflow; the packet guides you through each one.
Gather the current deed or title record and the exact legal description of the property before you start.
Complete the blank deed and follow the included state guidance for signing, acknowledgment, and related requirements.
Confirm your county recorder's cover sheets, transfer forms, fees, and local practices, then submit the executed deed.
See page 1 of the actual blank form and review a plain-language outline of what appears on page 1. The complete formatted packet is delivered after checkout.
TEXAS REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST FUNDING DEED.
Recording and return information: fields for the preparer and return-to recipient names, mailing addresses, and related recording details.
Party information: grantor and grantee names, mailing addresses, marital status, and vesting details as required by Texas practice.
Property description: the legal description of the property, or a reference to an attached exhibit.
About this Texas form
A Texas revocable living trust funding deed is used by a current Texas real-property owner to convey property into that owner's already-created revocable living trust. This package uses a deed-without-warranty structure to vest title in the trustee, not in the trust by name, and it is designed for trust funding only. It does not create or validate a trust, appoint a trustee, transfer property out of a trust, or replace estate-planning, lender, tax, title-company, or Texas attorney review.
The package includes two editable Microsoft Word documents: the Texas Revocable Living Trust Funding Deed and a separate Texas Revocable Living Trust Funding Deed Instructions and Checklist. The instruction file is separate so completion guidance is not accidentally recorded as part of the deed.
Texas trust funding is not just an ordinary title transfer. The deed should vest title in the trustee, such as a named trustee acting "as trustee and not individually," using the exact trust name, trust date, trustee authority, and vesting language approved by the trust instrument, certification of trust, counsel, or title company. The form includes trust-authority fields based on Texas certification-of-trust practice under Texas Property Code section 114.086.
For a Texas residence homestead, confirm qualifying-trust treatment before recording. Texas Tax Code section 11.13(j) and Texas Property Code section 41.0021 can matter for property-tax homestead exemptions and creditor protection, and spouse joinder can be required for homestead transfers. Mortgage due-on-sale analysis can involve Garn-St Germain, but lender, insurance, HOA, title-policy, appraisal-district, Medicaid/MERP, and tax consequences should be reviewed before signing. This package uses a no-warranty posture; some Texas practitioners or title companies may prefer warranty language for chain-of-title reasons.
PublicLegal-authored self-help deed form. Provided for customers to complete with their own transaction information and submit to the proper local recording office. Recorder offices and state agencies may require separate supplemental forms, taxes, fees, or cover sheets, and requirements vary by jurisdiction and transaction. Review the product notes and confirm local recording requirements before relying on any completed deed.
ILRG provides self-help deed forms and download support. Attorney-reviewed PublicLegal-authored deed forms are provided for you to complete with your own transaction information. Deed recording requirements, supplemental forms, transfer taxes, title-company practices, and legal suitability vary by jurisdiction and transaction. If you are not 100 percent satisfied after purchasing from us, contact us for a refund.
No. The deed assumes the revocable living trust already exists and is properly signed. It is a funding deed for Texas real property, not a trust agreement, trust amendment, trustee appointment, or certification of trust.
Title is usually vested in the trustee, not in the trust by name. The exact trustee name, trust name, trust date, and vesting phrase should come from the trust instrument, certification of trust, Texas counsel, or the title company.
Yes. A Texas homestead transferred to a trust should be reviewed for qualifying-trust requirements, property-tax exemption continuation, creditor-protection issues, and spouse joinder. Confirm with Texas counsel, the appraisal district, and any title or lender professionals involved.
Federal Garn-St Germain rules may protect certain residential transfers into an inter vivos trust when the borrower remains a beneficiary and occupancy rights do not transfer, but facts matter. Review mortgage, insurance, title-policy, HOA, and lender requirements before recording.
The product includes the editable Texas Revocable Living Trust Funding Deed Word document and a separate editable Texas Revocable Living Trust Funding Deed Instructions and Checklist Word document.