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Music when a person dies without a will the law declares them to have died intestate if they died owning real or personal property there may be a necessity for heirs to open a probate case in order to have a court of law convey or pass the property to the rightful heirs the timeframe in Texas to open a probate case is four years from death but what happens if the heirs don't file with the probate court within four years fortunately Texas law has other methods to convey the real property one of the most popular and cost effective is the affidavit of heirship an affidavit of heirship is a document filed in the county records that declares or identifies the heirs of a deceased person this document can then be used to transfer title from the decedent's name into the names of the heirs without having to go through the probate process affidavits of heirship are more cost-effective and quicker to transfer real property than the traditional probate process because they don't require a court proceeding however it is important to know that affidavits of heirship don't work in all situations and title companies may raise issues if the heirs attempt to sell or convey the property to a third party generally after five years an affidavit of heirship that is Fault correctly and accurately is presumed to be valid to be effective the affidavit of heirship must be signed by two disinterested witnesses with personal knowledge of the decedent's family and marital history the affidavit must be signed and notarized the most important part of the document is that witnesses must attest to personal knowledge that the heirs listed on the affidavit are true and correct as with all of the videos in our digital library this short clip is only intended as general information in your search for competent legal counsel you should not rely on the information contained in this video as legal advice or as a substance for competent legal representation as always at Viera days Law Group our staff is available for consultation of the need arises thank you