Check for probate
Search for a court case, representative, admitted will, orders, and deadlines.
For Bexar County inherited property
Considering an affidavit of heirship? Build the family history first.
Check for probate and a will, map the full family, find reliable witnesses, and learn what a title company may require before anyone signs.
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Who made this site?
Bexar County Home Buyers, a private home-buying company. The tools are free and do not send us your answers. Discussing a possible purchase is a separate choice.
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Which situation sounds most like yours?
You do not need to know the professional term. Choose the closest statement.
The basics
Do the right work in a clear order.
Build the whole family tree
Include spouses, children, deceased descendants, marriages, divorces, and adoptions.
Use source records
Collect death, birth, marriage, divorce, probate, deed, and other reliable records.
Choose informed witnesses
Document how each person knows the family and whether that person benefits.
Ask what will be accepted
A lawyer, title company, lender, or agency may need different proof for a specific purpose.
Read before signing
Every signer should understand each fact, attachment, correction, and effect of recording.
Free tool
Organize the facts before preparing an affidavit.
An affidavit of heirship is not a universal form. Family history, witnesses, title, and purpose matter.
Next steps
One thing at a time.
What to do
- Search probate and land records.
- Preserve the original will and certificates.
- Build the family tree without guessing.
What to do
- List evidence for every relationship.
- Identify informed, disinterested witnesses.
- Ask the receiving party what it requires.
What to do
- Obtain case-specific legal and title review.
- Correct uncertain facts before signing.
- Keep the signed document and recording information.
Official sources
Go to the agency responsible.
Rules and accounts change. These links open the official source.
Safety comes first.
Do not sign, notarize, or record facts you cannot personally swear are true. Pause for threats, coercion, missing heirs, disputed relationships, a pending closing, or legal deadlines and obtain independent, case-specific help.
Common questions
Clear answers to get started.
Confirm dates, rights, and requirements with the responsible agency or qualified professional.
Does an affidavit automatically transfer title?
Do not assume so. Its legal and title effect depends on the facts, document, recording, evidence, other proceedings, and the party asked to rely on it.
Who is an heir?
Texas succession rules and the exact family history control; a family vote or assumption does not decide it.
Can an interested heir be the witness?
Ask qualified counsel and the receiving title party what witness independence and knowledge they require.
What if there is a will?
Preserve it and obtain advice about probate. An affidavit does not automatically make a will effective.
What if family members disagree?
Pause signatures and seek independent legal help. Do not use an affidavit to paper over missing people or disputed facts.
Next step
Map the family. Verify the evidence. Review before anyone signs.
Use the free tool first. If you later want to discuss selling the property in its current condition, that conversation is optional and separate.