(a) A court order partitioning or allowing recovery of title to land must be recorded with the county clerk of the county in which the land is located in order to be admitted as evidence to support a right claimed under the order.
(b) A record of an order is sufficient under this section if it consists of a brief statement by the clerk of the court that made the order, signed and sealed by the clerk, that includes:
(1) the identity of the case in which the partition or judgment was made;
(2) the date of the case;
(3) the names of the parties to the case;
(4) a description of the land involved that is located in the county of the recording; and
(5) the name of the party to whom the land is decreed.

Terms Used In Texas Property Code 12.005

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005