Texas Estates Code

§ 305.002 — MANNER OF QUALIFICATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

ES § 305.002Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part G. INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND OPENING OF ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 305. QUALIFICATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)A personal representative, other than an executor described by Subsection (b), is considered to have qualified when the representative has:

(1)taken and filed the oath prescribed by Subchapter B or made, signed, and filed the declaration prescribed by Subchapter B;

(2)filed the required bond with the clerk; and

(3)obtained the judge's approval of the bond.

(b)An executor who is not required to give a bond is considered to have qualified when the executor has taken and filed the oath prescribed by Subchapter B or made, signed, and filed the declaration prescribed by Subchapter B. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 36, eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1373), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2023.