Texas Estates Code

§ 309.051 — INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT

ES § 309.051Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part G. INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND OPENING OF ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 309. INVENTORY, APPRAISEMENT, AND LIST OF CLAIMS · Art. B. REQUIREMENTS FOR INVENTORY, APPRAISEMENT, AND LIST OF CLAIMS; AFFIDAVIT IN LIEU OF INVENTORY, APPRAISEMENT, AND LIST OF CLAIMS

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (c) or Section 309.056 or unless a longer period is granted by the court, before the 91st day after the date the personal representative qualifies, the representative shall prepare and file with the court clerk a single written instrument that contains a verified, full, and detailed inventory of all estate property that has come into the representative's possession or of which the representative has knowledge. The inventory must:

(1)include:

(A)all estate real property located in this state; and

(B)all estate personal property regardless of where the property is located; and

(2)state whether the decedent was married at the time of the decedent's death, and if the decedent was married at the time of the decedent's death, specify which portion of the property, if any, is separate property and which, if any, is community property.

(b)The personal representative shall:

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 8.014, eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.40, eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 40, eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 438 (H.B. 3421), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 831 (S.B. 1448), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025.