Moore County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Lady Bird Deed) (Community Property Grantors) Form

Last validated September 15, 2026 by our Forms Development Team

Formatted for recording in Moore County, for property anywhere in the county: rural and unincorporated areas as well as Cactus, Dumas, Masterson, Sunray.

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Moore County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Lady Bird Deed) (Community Property Grantors) Form

Moore County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Lady Bird Deed) (Community Property Grantors) Form

Fill in the blank Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Lady Bird Deed) (Community Property Grantors) form formatted to comply with all Texas recording and content requirements.

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Moore County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Lady Bird Deed) (Community Property Grantors) Guide

Moore County Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Lady Bird Deed) (Community Property Grantors) Guide

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Moore County Completed Example of the Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Lady Bird Deed) (Community Property Grantors) Document

Moore County Completed Example of the Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Lady Bird Deed) (Community Property Grantors) Document

Example of a properly completed Texas Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Lady Bird Deed) (Community Property Grantors) document for reference.

Document last validated 9/15/2026

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

Where to Record Your Documents

County Clerk's Office

Address:
715 S Dumas Ave, Rm 107
Dumas, Texas 79029

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm

Phone: (806) 935-2009 and 935-6164

Recording Tips for Moore County:
  • Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
  • Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
  • Leave recording info boxes blank - the office fills these
  • Make copies of your documents before recording - keep originals safe
  • Recorded documents become public record - avoid including SSNs

Cities and Jurisdictions in Moore County

Properties in any of these areas use Moore County forms:

  • Cactus
  • Dumas
  • Masterson
  • Sunray

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Moore County

How do I get my forms?

Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Moore 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 Moore County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Moore 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 Moore 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. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is recommended, and most PDF apps also work. 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 Moore County?

Recording fees in Moore County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (806) 935-2009 and 935-6164 for current fees.

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The Texas lady bird deed occupies an unusual place in Texas conveyancing: no statute creates it and no official form exists, yet it has been a fixture of Texas estate and elder law practice for decades, resting on common law, the general deed statutes, and settled title practice. This form prepares a lady bird deed for two married grantors who hold Texas real property as community property, the default for property acquired during a Texas marriage.

A Conveyance That Gives Up Nothing During Life

The deed works by splitting the title. The grantors convey a remainder interest to the grantees named in the deed, and in the same instrument reserve an enhanced life estate: full possession, use, rents, and income for life, plus the powers that make the life estate enhanced. The grantors keep the power to sell, mortgage, lease, or give away the property without the consent or even knowledge of any grantee, keep all proceeds, and may cancel or revoke the deed by recorded instrument. A traditional life estate deed surrenders those powers to the remainderman; the lady bird deed refuses to.

Built for Community Property and the Second Death

This version of the deed is drafted around the marriage. Both spouses sign as grantors, satisfying the homestead joinder rule of Family Code Section 5.001 on the face of the instrument, and the deed reserves the enhanced life estate to both spouses and to the survivor of them. At the first death nothing is filed or proved: the surviving spouse holds the entire life estate and every retained power alone, including the power to sell or revoke. Only at the second death does the remainder vest in possession, in the grantees who survive that death, entirely outside probate.

Why Elder Law Practice Reaches for This Deed

Texas limits Medicaid estate recovery to the probate estate, and property that passes under a recorded lady bird deed never enters it. State Bar commentary and the state Medicaid handbook both recognize the enhanced life estate deed in this role, including an exception to the transfer-penalty rules for a home conveyed this way. The grantors' retained ownership also preserves the property tax homestead exemption, and practice commentary treats the arrangement as an incomplete gift with a stepped-up basis at death. The guide describes this landscape along with the deed's real limits: no title warranty, no protection from the grantors' own creditors, and a possible due-on-sale issue under an existing mortgage.

Lady Bird Deed or Transfer on Death Deed

Texas offers a statutory cousin, the transfer on death deed under Estates Code Chapter 114, and Section 114.004 expressly preserves the common-law deed alongside it. The statutory deed transfers nothing until death and cannot be created through a power of attorney; the lady bird deed conveys a present remainder and rests on general agency law. The Texas Transfer on Death Deed products document the statutory route; this form documents the common-law one.

The download includes the blank deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example for a realistic Hays County fact pattern, and a plain-language guide covering every section, signing, and recording. The materials are informational and are not legal advice; a Texas attorney can apply these rules to a specific title or benefits situation.

Important: Your property must be located in Moore County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the county recording office listed above.

This Enhanced Life Estate Deed (Lady Bird Deed) (Community Property Grantors) meets all recording requirements specific to Moore County.

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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Moore 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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