El Paso Living Trust: El Paso County Probate Court and Deed Recording
Quick answer: In El Paso, probate and deed recording share one address. El Paso County's Probate Court No. 2 sits in Suite 422 of the County Courthouse at 500 E San Antonio, and the County Clerk's Recording Division, which records the deed that moves a home into a living trust, is in Suite 105 of the same building, open Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm. Property already held in a funded living trust does not go through the probate court.
Which county this page covers
This page covers El Paso County, whose courthouse and clerk are in the city of El Paso. If your address is in a different county, that county's probate court and clerk apply. No official page stating whether the city extends beyond El Paso County could be opened when this page was written, so that is not stated here.
El Paso County's probate courts
The county's Courts Directory lists Probate Court 1 and Probate Court 2. Its description of Probate Court No. 2: the court handles wills, heirs, guardianships, estates and related litigation, and oversees involuntary mental health commitments.
Probate Court No. 2: 500 E San Antonio, Suite 422, El Paso, TX 79901. Phone 915-273-3581, fax 915-273-3571
County Clerk, Probate-Civil Division: 915-546-2116
The Probate Court 1 page read for this article gave only the judge's name, so its suite and phone are not listed here; the county's Courts Directory is the place to find them. Probate filing fees were not on the pages read and are not quoted.
The County Clerk and its Recording Division
The El Paso County Clerk's directory entry gives the main office at the County Courthouse and lists the Recording Division at the same address and phone. The clerk also keeps three annex offices, listed on the same page.
County Clerk and Recording Division: County Courthouse, 500 E San Antonio, Suite 105, El Paso, TX 79901, 915-273-3532, Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm
Northeast Annex: 4641 Cohen Avenue, Suite B, El Paso, TX 79924, 915-273-3452, 8 am to 4:30 pm, closed noon to 1 pm
Northwest Annex: 435 Vinton Rd, Rm. 208, Anthony, TX 79821, 915-273-3517, 8 am to 4:30 pm, closed noon to 1 pm
Ysleta Annex: 9521 Socorro Road, Suite A-1, El Paso, TX 79927, 915-273-3468, 8 am to 4:30 pm
The directory page does not say which annexes accept real property documents, and it does not show the recording fee, payment methods or e-recording arrangements, so none of those are stated here. The Texas Estates Code rules that apply to a transfer on death deed, which must be recorded with the county clerk before death, are in the Texas transfer on death deed guide.
What this means for an El Paso homeowner
A home titled in your own name is settled after death by the probate court through the steps in the Texas probate process guide. A home deeded to the trustee of your living trust passes under the trust's terms without that proceeding. The trust deed is recorded once, with the Recording Division in Suite 105, while the owner is alive.
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Where is the El Paso County probate court?
El Paso County lists two probate courts. Probate Court No. 2 is at 500 E San Antonio, Suite 422, El Paso, TX 79901, phone 915-273-3581, and the county says it handles wills, heirs, guardianships, estates and related litigation. The County Clerk's Probate-Civil Division can be reached at 915-546-2116.
Where do I record a deed in El Paso County?
With the El Paso County Clerk's Recording Division at the County Courthouse, 500 E San Antonio, Suite 105, El Paso, TX 79901, phone 915-273-3532, Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm. The recording fee was not shown on the county directory page and is not stated here.
Sources
Every fact on this page was read on one of these official pages on September 28, 2026. Court and clerk details change; check the office's page before you file or record anything.
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