Crockett County Deed of Trust to Secure Owelty Form
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Crockett County Deed of Trust to Secure Owelty Form
Fill in the blank Deed of Trust to Secure Owelty form formatted to comply with all Texas recording and content requirements.

Crockett County Deed of Trust to Secure Owelty Guide
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Example of a properly completed Texas Deed of Trust to Secure Owelty document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Crockett County Clerk - Courthouse Annex
Ozona, Texas 76943
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 12:00 & 1:00 - 5:00pm
Phone: (325) 392-2022
Recording Tips for Crockett County:
- Documents must be on 8.5 x 11 inch white paper
- Request a receipt showing your recording numbers
- Leave recording info boxes blank - the office fills these
- Bring multiple forms of payment in case one isn't accepted
- Some documents require witnesses in addition to notarization
Cities and Jurisdictions in Crockett County
Properties in any of these areas use Crockett County forms:
- Ozona
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How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Crockett 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 Crockett County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Crockett 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 Crockett 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 Crockett County?
Recording fees in Crockett County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (325) 392-2022 for current fees.
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Texas homestead law voids most liens the moment they touch a homestead, and the short list of exceptions in Article XVI, Section 50 of the Texas Constitution is famously hard to get onto. An owelty of partition is on that list. When co-owned property is divided unequally, so that one co-owner keeps the whole property and owes the other for the surrendered share, the constitution permits that equalizing debt to be secured against the entirety of the property, homestead included. This deed of trust is the security instrument for exactly that debt.
A Lien That Reaches the Whole Property
Section 50(a)(3) excepts from homestead protection an owelty of partition imposed against the entirety of the property by a court order or by a written agreement of the parties to the partition, including a debt of one spouse in favor of the other spouse resulting from a division or an award of a family homestead in a divorce proceeding. Property Code Section 41.001(b)(4) repeats the rule on the statutory side. The doctrine is older still: in Sayers v. Pyland (Tex. 1942), the Texas Supreme Court described an owelty as being in the nature of purchase money secured by a vendor's lien and enforced one against a homestead fixed by voluntary agreement. The form recites the constitutional and statutory provisions, states that the lien attaches to the entirety of the property including any homestead interest, and identifies the specific decree or partition agreement that imposed the owelty, the connection on which the exception depends.
Divorce Buyouts and Co-Owner Partitions
The most common owelty arises in divorce: the decree awards the home to one spouse and imposes an owelty in favor of the other, payable over time or at a refinance or sale. The same structure carries a voluntary partition among co-owners, such as siblings who inherited a property and signed a written agreement setting it aside to one of them. In either setting, the co-owner keeping the property signs a promissory note and this deed of trust; the departing co-owner holds a recorded lien on the whole property rather than an unsecured promise. Where a married grantor encumbers homestead property in a co-owner partition, the form carries a joining spouse signature block and separate acknowledgment for the joinder Family Code Section 5.001 describes.
The Note, the Source Instrument, and the Power of Sale
The form identifies the note by date, amount, maker, payee, interest, and maturity, conveys the property to a trustee in trust with power of sale, and states the remedy path on default: acceleration after any required notice and cure period, then a trustee sale conducted under the notice, timing, and place requirements of Property Code Section 51.002, with substitute trustees appointed under Section 51.0075. The notice of confidentiality rights required by Property Code Section 11.008 appears at the top of the first page, and the instrument is formatted for Texas recording standards with space reserved for the clerk's stamp.
What Comes With the Form
The download includes the fillable deed of trust, a guide that walks through all fourteen sections with the statutes and cases behind them, and a completed example documenting a realistic divorce owelty from decree to acknowledgment. The materials are informational and are not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in Crockett County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.
This Deed of Trust to Secure Owelty meets all recording requirements specific to Crockett County.
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