my sister and inherited a house from my father who died in ...

Hello,

Was the will ever submitted for probate? (A hearing to determine validity of the will and help dispose of estate to cover pre-death expenses not sonidered in the will)

Did the will coney the house absolute, or as part of a trust?

Is there an executor to the will?

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yes, the will was probated. there was no trust, my sister is executrix of the will.

Hello,

Its good the will went through probate. In texas it is a requirment.

Was the will probabted/recorded in the same county as the location of the property?




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yes

Ok,

Go to the County office ( you want the recorder of deeds, or the county recorder)

Bring a copy of the probated will, and the probate orders that have been given. (if you don't have them don't worry, go down anyway)

Know the date when the probate was completed and preferably recorded.

Ask them to show you who the current registered owners of the property are (it will also show anyone who has a lien or interest in the land ) They might charge you a few bucks for this.

Then show them the probate order, and ask them what their local procedure is to transfer the title. if the will was recorded in the same office as the probate, they may already have done it. All depends on the small county procedures.

If you don't have the probate order, then have them lookup the will and probate documents that would have been recorded. Show them where it describes the land, (hopefully it is with the property Identification number). Then ask them how the name on that order can be attached to property.

They will tell you what you need to do, or if they can do it.

I hope that helps.





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should there be a penalty for this since it has been 7 yrs? Do I need an attorney or can this be done by my sister and myself?

Well my concern is if there have been taxes paid for the last 7 years.

As long as there are no liens or taxes, and you have the papers then there should not be a problem

You may need to pay a few bucks for their research and the new recording fees, but thats about it.

If they give you a huge hassle, take notes on what they say, and come back and ask a new question.

I think it is just red tape and nothing to complicated.

You and your sister should do just fine, make sure you take notes and you ask lots of questions. Get copies of EVERYTHING that they research.

Good luck with it. I have my fingers crossed for you.



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all taxes are current and there are no liens attached. thank you so much.

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