(The documents below should be recorded in the state/county where the property is located.) To pay the estate: -Certificate of appointment of estate representative (letter testamentary) To pay the heirs when owner dies testate and estate is not probated: -Copy of Death Certificate -Completed Affidavit of Heirship form To pay the devisees when owner dies testate and will is probated: -Document reflecting final account and distribution -Copy of Death Certificate -Will -Order admitting will to probate Life Estate - Of owner is deceased: -Copy of Death Certificate -Names and addresses of remaindermen with their percent owned Your questions and concerns can be handled more quickly if you provide us with the following information when you contact us: