Adding Daughter as beneficiary

There are a couple ways to do this: It sounds as though you want your daughter to receive the property without the need for probate. There is not a “beneficary” provision per se, however there are ways for her to receive the rights without the need for probate:

  1. Transfer on death deed Click Here; or
  2. If you have a trust, you can make this a specific gift in your trust. However, you must actually deed the minerals to the trustee and record the deed in the county where the minerals are located; or
  3. If you don’t have a trust, you could establish a simple land trust for this property.

There may be some additional considerations if your daughter is a minor, on disability or has special needs.