Muniment of Title

Muniment of title is unique to Texas. It admits a will to probate strictly as evidence of title transfer, without appointing an executor or opening a full administration. The court order itself functions as the conveyance.

For mineral curative, a muniment order is functionally equivalent to an executor's deed once it's recorded in the deed records of every Texas county where the decedent owned property. The Texas Estates Code § 257 governs the procedure.

Outside Texas, muniment doesn't exist. Operators in multi-state plays (Permian-spanning into NM, Haynesville-spanning into LA) have to recognize that the curative tools change at the state line.

Filed at: Texas probate court
Typically appears when: Decedent owned property in Texas · Will is uncontested · No need for ongoing administration

Also called: probate as muniment, muniment

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