ChatGPT Prompts for Probate and Property Transfer Procedures When Someone Dies in Texas

ChatGPT 4.0 Prompts on Probate Procedures

We’ve assembled a starter set of prompts that will yield useful results for your location.

This article assumes you have read the articles on this site about the possible shortcomings of ChatGPT and how to check the responses that ChatGPT gives you.

It also assumes that you are paying the $20 monthly required to use ChatGPT 4.0. We do not recommend using the free version 3.5 for legal research because it is too unreliable. Version 4.0 is different and is still not perfect but 10X better. 

In our experiments, these prompts yielded useful, correct responses in the vast majority of cases. And that’s worth a lot. And with some checking, you can improve those odds and learn if the law has been updated. Using ChatGPT, and checking its results with other online research tools, can make it a very reliable way to quickly learn about state and local inheritance laws and procedures.

ChatGPT Prompts for How Probate Works in Texas

• PROMPT:
  How do I handle an estate of someone who dies in Liberty County, Texas. Describe the procedure step by step, and provide citations for each step.

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  • This prompt is designed to give you the details you need to further your research. It should also give you the names and possibly the web addresses of the state and county agencies you need to deal with to handle these matters.

ChatGPT Prompts About
Expedited Probate Procedures in Texas

• PROMPT:
  Are there options for faster probate procedures available for a small estate in Texas? If so, can you tell me about each option and provide citations for each one? Describe how each option works, step by step, and explain what steps the simpler procedures avoid.
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  • Most states have some faster procedure if there is no will and the estate is small. Sometimes called a Small Estates Affidavit. This prompt will determine what that procedure is in your state if there is one. Be sure to check citations to confirm that the answer is not just wishful thinking and that it actually exists. ChatGPT can tend to please and offer answers for things where there is really no answer to be found.

ChatGPT Prompts About
Intestacy Procedures (No Will) in Texas

• PROMPT:
  What is the Texas procedure for handling an estate without a will? Are there faster options if the estate is small? How does one take advantage of them? Describe what I need to do step by step and provide citations for each step.
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  • This prompt is designed to tease out any shortcuts you can take advantage of in your state that could save you time and money in dealing with a small estate with no will. Most states have some procedure to deal with this, and this prompt can help you learn exactly how it works in Texas. 

ChatGPT Prompts About
Dealing with Real Estate, Liens, Taxes, and Distributing property to Heirs in Liberty County, STATE

Land Records & Recording Title Transfers

• PROMPT:
  Where do I find the Liberty County, Texas land records office?
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  • This prompt should give you the web address to check the status title to the property in the estate, to make sure the deed has been recorded, etc.
• PROMPT:
  What are the procedures for recording title in Liberty County, Texas? Describe the process step by step and please provide citations for each step.
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  • This prompt should spell out the steps you need to follow to check the status title to property in the estate, to make sure the deed has been recorded, etc.
• PROMPT:
  What are the procedures for transferring property to heirs in a will after someone dies in Liberty County,  Texas? Describe the process step by step and provide citations for each step.
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  • With some luck, this prompt will yield the information you need and the names of the government entities you need to contact make sure you’ve properly transferred title and recorded the transfer in the appropriate county and state offices.

Dealing with liens

• PROMPT:
  What is the process for perfecting a lien in Liberty County, Texas? Describe the process step by step and provide citations for each step. Are the procedures for a perfecting judgment lien different than those for perfecting a mechanics lien? When does it matter that whether a lien is perfected or not in Texas?
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  • If a lien is not properly perfected and you can sometimes get rid of them in bankruptcy if your homestead exemption has priority. 
• PROMPT:
  How do I get a mechanics lien removed from real estate in Liberty County, Texas. Describe the procedure step by step, and provide citations for each step.
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  • If you discover that your inherited property has a lien on it, you can find out the steps for getting it removed by using this prompt.
• PROMPT:
  How do I get a judgment lien removed from real estate in Liberty County, Texas. Describe the procedure step by step, and provide citations for each step.
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  • If you discover that your inherited property has a lien on it, you can find out the steps for getting it removed by using this prompt.