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Will Filed for Record
A copy of a will recorded in deed records to put the public on notice of testamentary disposition.
When an estate is probated in one county but the decedent owned property in another, a certified copy of the will (and often the order admitting it) is filed in the deed records of every county where the property sits. This puts subsequent purchasers on notice and bridges the curative gap.
For mineral title work, this is often the first signal that an out-of-state ancillary probate exists somewhere. Following that thread back to the original probate file is one of the highest-leverage curative moves a landman can make.
Filed at: County clerk deed records
Typically appears when: Estate was probated in another county or state · Will affects property in this county
Also called: recorded will, will recorded in deed records
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