Smith County Revocation of Transfer on Death Deed (Joint Owners) Form

A Texas transfer on death deed made by joint owners with right of survivorship cannot be revoked by one owner acting alone. This form prepares the revocation instrument for that situation under Section 114.057 of the Texas Estates Code, built around the statute's distinctive signing rule. The same instrument is also commonly called a cancellation of transfer on death deed.

The Joint Owner Revocation Rule

Under Section 114.057, a transfer on death deed made by two or more joint owners with right of survivorship is revoked only if all living joint owners join in the revocation. After one owner's death, the last surviving joint owner may revoke alone. The form accommodates both situations: while both owners live, both sign; the sole survivor completes only the first signature block, and the operative language recites that the signers constitute all living joint owners or that the single signer is the last surviving owner.

The general revocation requirements apply as well. The revocation operates only if it is acknowledged after the deed being revoked and recorded, before death, in the deed records of the county where that deed is recorded. A will does not revoke a transfer on death deed.

What the Revocation Does and Does Not Change

The revocation removes the beneficiary designation that would have operated at the last owner's death. It does not touch the right of survivorship between the owners, which continues to control what happens at each owner's death, and it does not transfer the property. A new deed signed by all living joint owners revokes an inconsistent earlier deed on its own, and the guide describes both paths.

What the Form Asks For

The form identifies the owners revoking, the property by county and formal legal description, and the deed being revoked by date, recording date, document or instrument number, and recording county, all available from the clerk's stamp on the recorded deed or the clerk's online index. The guide shows where each item appears, and the completed example documents a realistic revocation by two joint owners from start to finish.

What Is Included

• The blank form as a fillable PDF, completed on screen or printed and filled in by hand
• A plain language guide covering every numbered section, what each blank asks, and where the information comes from
• A completed example showing the whole document filled in for a realistic Texas fact pattern

Texas Recording Compliance

The document is formatted for Texas recording standards: letter size pages within the dimensions of Local Government Code Section 191.007, the notice of confidentiality rights required by Property Code Section 11.008 in 12 point boldfaced capitals at the top of the first page, and reserved space on page one for the county clerk's recording stamp. A separate instructions page at the front of the file, not part of the recorded instrument, explains how an entry that outgrows its space continues on a recorded exhibit page. Senate Bill 16, enacted in 2025, also requires a person who presents a document in person for filing in the real property records to present a photo identification to the county clerk, and the guide covers that step in its recording section.

Related Texas Forms

This form pairs with the Texas Transfer on Death Deed (Joint Owners with Right of Survivorship). A deed made by an individual transferor is revoked with the Texas Revocation of Transfer on Death Deed (Individual).