Texas Lady Bird Deed Template

Texas Lady Bird Deed Template

A Texas Lady Bird Deed template with completion notes and the blank form. Texas property owners comparing a Lady Bird deed with a transfer on death deed.

What's included

• Lady Bird Deed (7 pages): an enhanced life estate deed that keeps full control of Texas real property for life, including the power to sell or mortgage without the beneficiaries' signatures, with the remainder passing at death. Texas recognizes this deed by practice rather than statute; the completion notes compare it with the Transfer on Death Deed. It may help the property pass outside probate.

Each document starts on its own page with plain-English completion notes, followed by the blank form. Where Texas law supplies a form, the statutory wording is reproduced verbatim.

Signing requirements (Texas)

• Lady Bird Deed: signed by each owner (and a spouse joining for a homestead, Family Code §5.001) and acknowledged before a notary for recording (Property Code §12.001), then recorded in the county where the property is located.

File formats

Editable Word (.docx) and print-ready PDF (US Letter) for every document, delivered as a ZIP digital download. Nothing is shipped.

Legal research last verified September 29, 2026.

These products are not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. This is a fill-in template, not legal advice. Laws change; check your state's current requirements before signing.

Licensed to the original purchaser for personal use only; not for resale or redistribution.

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