Texas Estates Code

§ 301.051 — ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR LETTERS

ES § 301.051Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part G. INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND OPENING OF ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 301. APPLICATION FOR LETTERS TESTAMENTARY OR OF ADMINISTRATION · Art. B. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

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An executor named in a will, an administrator designated as authorized under Section 254.006, an independent administrator designated by all of the distributees of the decedent under Section 401.002(b) or 401.003, or an interested person may file an application with the court for:

(1)the appointment of the executor named in the will; (1-a) the appointment of the designated administrator; or

(2)the appointment of an administrator, if:

(A)there is a will, but:

(i)no executor is named in the will;

(ii)the executor named in the will is disqualified, refuses to serve, is dead, or resigns;

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1141 (H.B. 2782), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2019.