Sec. 11.005. JUDGMENT PROVING AN INSTRUMENT OR CORRECTING A CERTIFICATE. (a) A person interested under an instrument that may be proved for record may bring an action in district court for a judgment proving the instrument.
(b) A person interested under a defectively certified instrument for which acknowledgement or proof of execution has been properly made may bring an action in district court for a judgment correcting the certificate.
(c) If a certified copy of a judgment in a suit under this section that shows proof of an instrument is attached to the instrument, the instrument may be recorded with the same effect as if it were acknowledged.
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3488, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 11 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Records
Section 11.001. Place of Recording
Section 11.002. English Language
Section 11.003. Grantee's Address
Section 11.004. Duty of Recorder
Section 11.0041. Review of Certain Instruments in Certain Counties
Section 11.005. Judgment Proving an Instrument or Correcting a Certificate
Section 11.006. Instrument Affecting Title to Land in Archer County
Section 11.007. Effect of Citation to Real Property Records
Section 11.008. Personal Information in Real Property Records