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Free Texas estate-planning forms and guides
Official forms approved by the Supreme Court of Texas and published by state agencies, plus plain-English articles from Cole. All free.
Before you use a form. These forms are built for simple situations. They cannot tell you whether they fit your family, and nobody reviews what you fill in. A form also covers one piece at a time. Cole’s Lady Bird Trust puts the deed, trust, will, and powers of attorney into one plan that works together. Book your Design Meeting.
Texas will forms
The Supreme Court of Texas approved these four will forms for people with simple estates. Each comes in English and in a bilingual English-Spanish version.
- Will for a married person with children · bilingualSupreme Court of Texas · PDF
- Will for a married person without children · bilingualSupreme Court of Texas · PDF
- Will for a single, widowed, or divorced person with children · bilingualSupreme Court of Texas · PDF
- Will for a single, widowed, or divorced person without children · bilingualSupreme Court of Texas · PDF
- All Supreme Court of Texas formstxcourts.gov
Parents of young children: a will is where you name a guardian. 1274 Wills is a guided Texas will for parents.
Transfer on death deed (TODD)
A transfer on death deed is the statutory cousin of the Lady Bird Deed. Both pass a Texas home outside probate. The state-approved kit includes the deed, instructions, and a revocation form.
- Transfer on Death Deed KitTexasLawHelp.org, linked from the Supreme Court of Texas forms page
- Lady Bird Deed or transfer on death deed: what is the difference?Texas Lady Bird
Powers of attorney
A power of attorney names someone to act for you if you cannot. Texas has separate forms for money and property and for medical decisions.
- Statutory Durable Power of AttorneyTexas Health and Human Services · English and Spanish · must be notarized
- Medical Power of AttorneyTexas Health and Human Services · English and Spanish
- Durable Power of Attorney, with instructionsTexasLawHelp.org
- Guided estate-planning interviews (powers of attorney and more)eFileTexas.gov
- Every Texas power of attorney form, in one placeTexas State Law Library
Articles from Cole
Plain-English answers to the questions Texas families ask most.