Texas property owners, if you want to avoid probate proceedings with respect to your community property, use this handy template to draw up a Community Property Survivorship Agreement with your spouse, pursuant to the Texas Probate Code XI(3), section 451.

• The agreement sets out in writing that upon the death of a spouse, title to all community property held by the spouses will immediately vest in the surviving spouse.


• The agreement automatically terminates if the marriage ends.


• As long as both spouses are alive, the property remains community property.


• The agreement revokes all prior community property agreements.


• The agreement must be filed in the county records in order to take effect.

This Texas Community Property Survivorship Agreement is provided in MS Word format and is easy to edit and print.