Steps to Update Your Name on Your Deed Prepare a new deed: Have a new General Warranty Deed prepared that transfers the property from your old name to your new name. Grantor: The Grantor named in the new deed should be your “prior name”, now known as your “new name”.
Transfers of real property must be in writing and notarized. Deeds should be recorded in the county where the property is located. To ensure a legal change to the property title, you'll want the services of an attorney. A qualified attorney will prepare and file the real estate transfer deed.
And if someone wants to put you on their deed, they must tell you — not surprise you. Otherwise, you could lose the property over a court challenge that you never acknowledged receipt of the deed during the transferor's life.
For minor changes to your first or middle name, get an application to amend your birth certificate from the Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics. To change your last name, you will need a court order. To file a petition for a name change, you must be at least 18 years of age.