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Executor's Deed
A deed signed by the executor of an estate, conveying property out of probate.
When an estate is in probate, real property doesn't transfer by operation of the will alone — the executor or administrator has to sign a deed conveying it to the heirs or to a third-party buyer. That deed is the executor's deed (or administrator's deed if the decedent died intestate).
For mineral curative purposes, the executor's deed is the bridge between probate and recorded title. It's filed in the county clerk's deed records, indexed by grantor (the estate) and grantee (the heir or buyer), and shows up in every standard runsheet.
A common gap: the executor's deed conveys "all real property" but the title attorney isn't sure whether the decedent owned mineral fractions in this specific tract. That's where a separate AOH or a probate-court order specifically addressing the minerals saves the day.
Filed at: County clerk deed records
Typically appears when: Probate has been opened · Letters testamentary or letters of administration have issued · Real property is being conveyed to heirs or third parties
Also called: executor's deed, administrator's deed, estate deed, personal representative deed
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