Sec. 202.206. FILING AND RECORDING OF JUDGMENT. (a) A certified copy of the judgment in a proceeding to declare heirship may be:
(1) filed for record in the office of the county clerk of the county in which any real property described in the judgment is located;
(2) recorded in the deed records of that county; and
(3) indexed in the name of the decedent who was the subject of the proceeding as grantor and in the names of the heirs named in the judgment as grantees.
(b) On the filing of a judgment in accordance with Subsection (a), the judgment constitutes constructive notice of the facts stated in the judgment.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney
Subtitle E - Intestate Succession
Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship
Subchapter E. Judgment in Proceeding to Declare Heirship
Section 202.201. Required Statements in Judgment
Section 202.202. Finality and Appeal of Judgment
Section 202.203. Correction of Judgment at Request of Heir Not Properly Served
Section 202.204. Limitation of Liability of Certain Persons Acting in Accordance With Judgment
Section 202.205. Effect of Certain Judgments on Liability to Creditors