De Witt County Certification of Trust (Sworn Certification) Form

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De Witt County Certification of Trust (Sworn Certification) Form

De Witt County Certification of Trust (Sworn Certification) Form

Fill in the blank Certification of Trust (Sworn Certification) form formatted to comply with all Texas recording and content requirements.

Document Last Validated 7/18/2026
De Witt County Certification of Trust (Sworn Certification) Guide

De Witt County Certification of Trust (Sworn Certification) Guide

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De Witt County Completed Example of the Certification of Trust (Sworn Certification) Document

De Witt County Completed Example of the Certification of Trust (Sworn Certification) Document

Example of a properly completed Texas Certification of Trust (Sworn Certification) document for reference.

Document Last Validated 7/18/2026

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Important: Your property must be located in De Witt County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.

Where to Record Your Documents

DeWitt County Clerk

Address:
307 North Gonzales St
Cuero, Texas 77954

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 12:00 & 1:00 - 5:00pm

Phone: 361-275-0864

Recording Tips for De Witt County:
  • Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
  • Recorded documents become public record - avoid including SSNs
  • Recording fees may differ from what's posted online - verify current rates
  • Request a receipt showing your recording numbers
  • Check margin requirements - usually 1-2 inches at top

Cities and Jurisdictions in De Witt County

Properties in any of these areas use De Witt County forms:

  • Cuero
  • Hochheim
  • Meyersville
  • Nordheim
  • Thomaston
  • Westhoff
  • Yorktown

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for De Witt County

How do I get my forms?

Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The De Witt County forms will be in your account ready to download to your computer. An account is created for you during checkout if you don't have one. Forms are NOT emailed.

Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in De Witt County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in De Witt County, including margin requirements, font requirements, and other layout standards. This guarantee applies to formatting, not to the legal sufficiency of information entered by the user or the suitability of a form for a particular transaction.

Can I reuse these forms?

Yes. You can reuse the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have multiple properties in De Witt County you only need to order once.

What do I need to use these forms?

The forms are PDFs that you fill out on your computer. You'll need Adobe Reader (free software that most computers already have). You do NOT enter your property information online - you download the blank forms and complete them privately on your own computer.

Are there any recurring fees?

No. This is a one-time purchase. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

How much does it cost to record in De Witt County?

Recording fees in De Witt County vary. Contact the recorder's office at 361-275-0864 for current fees.

Questions answered? Let's get started!

A Texas trustee is regularly asked to prove the trust: a title company examining a sale of trust real property, a bank retitling an account, a lender confirming who holds the power to sign. Handing over the trust instrument answers the question at the cost of privacy, because the trust agreement carries the dispositive terms, the beneficiaries, and the family arrangements. Texas Property Code Section 114.086 supplies the alternative this form prepares: a certification of trust, the trustee's own statement of the operational facts, sworn before a notary so it is ready for the county real property records.

Proof of the trust without the trust agreement

The certification carries the seven items the statute lists: that the trust exists and the date its instrument was executed, the settlors, the currently acting trustees with a mailing address, the trustee's powers, whether the trust is revocable and who holds a power to revoke it, the authority of cotrustees, and the manner in which title to trust property is taken. Section 114.086(c) requires one more statement, and the form's certification section carries it verbatim: that the trust has not been revoked, modified, or amended in any manner that would cause the representations contained in the certification to be incorrect. The dispositive terms of the trust are expressly not required, so the trust agreement itself stays private.

The statute then makes the certification worth accepting. A person who relies on it without knowledge that its representations are incorrect may assume the stated facts without inquiry, a good faith transaction made in reliance on it is enforceable against the trust property, and a person who demands the entire trust instrument anyway risks damages where a court finds the demand was not made in good faith. Any one trustee may sign, even where cotrustees serve.

Sworn with a jurat, presumed correct when recorded

This variant of the form is sworn rather than acknowledged: the trustee takes an oath before the notary, who completes a jurat. An instrument sworn to with a proper jurat is eligible for recording under Property Code Section 12.001(a), and recording is where a 2023 addition to the Trust Code does its work. Under Section 114.087, a certification of trust recorded in the county in which real property of the trust is located is presumed to correctly identify the trust and the trustee, and a good faith purchaser or lender for value may rely on it. The form's optional property section identifies that county and the legal description, so the recorded certification sits in the chain of title where later examiners look.

What the package prepares

The download includes the blank certification as a fillable PDF with a removable instructions page, a completed example showing the entire document filled in for a realistic Texas trust, and a plain language guide that walks through every numbered section, the oath and jurat, and the recording step, including the photo identification requirement at the recording counter for instruments filed in person on or after December 4, 2025. The certification is formatted to Texas recording standards, with space reserved on page one for the clerk's stamp. The materials are informational and are not legal advice; a Texas attorney can address how the statute operates on a particular trust or transaction.

Important: Your property must be located in De Witt County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.

This Certification of Trust (Sworn Certification) meets all recording requirements specific to De Witt County.

Our Promise

The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable De Witt County recording format requirements. If there is a rejection caused by our formatting, we will correct the issue or refund your payment. This guarantee applies to document formatting only and does not extend to information entered by the user, the selection of the form, or the legal effect of the completed document.

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