Matagorda County Warranty Deed to Trustee Form
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Matagorda County Warranty Deed to Trustee Form
Fill in the blank Warranty Deed to Trustee form formatted to comply with all Texas recording and content requirements.

Matagorda County Warranty Deed to Trustee Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Warranty Deed to Trustee form.

Matagorda County Completed Example of the Warranty Deed to Trustee Document
Example of a properly completed Texas Warranty Deed to Trustee document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Matagorda County
Bay City, Texas 77414-5094
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Phone: (979)244-7680
Recording Tips for Matagorda County:
- Recorded documents become public record - avoid including SSNs
- Ask about their eRecording option for future transactions
- Avoid the last business day of the month when possible
Cities and Jurisdictions in Matagorda County
Properties in any of these areas use Matagorda County forms:
- Bay City
- Blessing
- Cedar Lane
- Collegeport
- Elmaton
- Markham
- Matagorda
- Midfield
- Palacios
- Pledger
- Van Vleck
- Wadsworth
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Matagorda County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Matagorda 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 Matagorda County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Matagorda 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 Matagorda 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 Matagorda County?
Recording fees in Matagorda County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (979)244-7680 for current fees.
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A living trust in Texas owns nothing until title actually moves. The trust agreement transfers no real estate; the property reaches the trust only when the owner signs, delivers, and records a deed conveying it to the trustee. The Texas Warranty Deed to Trustee prepares that conveyance with a covenant of general warranty, the strongest title assurance Texas deed law provides.
Title Goes to the Trustee, Not the Trust
A Texas trust is a fiduciary relationship rather than a legal entity, so legal title to trust real estate belongs to the trustee. This deed names the grantee accordingly: the trustee, identified by name and mailing address, together with the trust's full name and the date of the trust instrument. Since 2023, Property Code Section 114.087 has backstopped that architecture by treating the trustee as the named party to any instrument that names the trust, and by giving a recorded certification of trust a presumption of correctness that good faith purchasers and lenders may rely on. A deed drafted to the trustee from the start keeps the record clean without leaning on the presumption or on a later correction instrument.
A General Warranty on the Way In
The operative language follows the statutory general warranty pattern of Property Code Section 5.022: the grantor grants, sells, and conveys the property and binds the grantor and the grantor's heirs to warrant and forever defend it against every person lawfully claiming any part of it. Carrying the full covenant into the trust preserves an unbroken chain of warranties in the title, for the benefit of the trust and of anyone who later takes from the trustee. A reservations section defines what the conveyance is subject to and where the warranty stops, such as recorded easements, mineral reservations, and an existing deed of trust lien.
Homestead, Marriage, and the Qualifying Trust
Because the property conveyed is so often the family home, the form is built around Texas homestead law. Family Code Section 5.001 requires both spouses to join in a conveyance of homestead property, and Property Code Section 41.0021(c) restates that requirement for transfers into a qualifying trust, so the deed carries a second signature block and a second acknowledgment certificate for a second grantor or a joining spouse. Property Code Section 41.0021 and Tax Code Section 11.13(j) allow a properly structured qualifying trust to keep the home's creditor protection and property tax exemption after the transfer, and the guide describes how those definitions operate and what county appraisal districts look for.
Recorded in the County Where the Property Sits
The deed is recorded with the county clerk of the county where the property is located, and it is formatted for Texas recording standards, including the confidentiality notice Property Code Section 11.008 places at the top of the first page and reserved space for the clerk's recording stamp. Texas has no deed transfer tax, so the recorded deed and any exhibits are the complete recording package.
The download includes the blank deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example documenting a realistic Travis County trust funding, and a plain language guide that walks through every numbered section. The materials are informational and are not legal advice; a Texas attorney can apply these rules to a specific title or trust.
Important: Your property must be located in Matagorda County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.
This Warranty Deed to Trustee meets all recording requirements specific to Matagorda County.
Our Promise
The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Matagorda 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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Thomas D.
April 30th, 2020
The documents themselves are fine and the information provided with them is helpful. I find the actual processing of the documents, however, to be difficult particularly once the document has been saved. First, I note that the box for the date only allows entry of the last 2 digits of the year. Unfortunately, my download only allows me to enter one of the 2 digits required. When I delete it repeatedly, it eventually allows both digits to be entered but puts them in extremely small text and in superscrypt. I have not found a solution to this problem and am not sure the deed can even be recorded with this problem. Another problem is that if you try to revise the document after you have saved it the curser goes to the end of the line after each key entry. This means that there basically is no way to efficiently save the document for reworking later since you will have to delete everything you have entered in the text box unless you only need to make a single keystroke change or are willing to replace the curser after each entry. Try that with a long property description! Please note that I am using a Mac to prepare my documents and perhaps this is part of an "incompatibility problem". However, I didn't see a disclaimer regarding Mac use and so would expect the documents to perform correctly. Overall, I give the program a "2 star" rating because I am experiencing significant difficulties in entering dates in the documents even before saving them and because saving your work for later revision appears to be basically unworkable.
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October 23rd, 2020
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August 23rd, 2020
The TODD form has been notarized and registered with my county Register of Deeds office, so it works just fine. My only quibble is that when I printed it out, it missed part of the last line of the notary's info and the fine print in the bottom corners. When I printed it at 90% scale, it included those things.
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July 2nd, 2019
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September 27th, 2024
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