Texas Estates Code

§ 33.001 — PROBATE OF WILLS AND GRANTING OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY AND OF ADMINISTRATION

ES § 33.001Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part A. SCOPE, JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND COURTS · Ch. 33. VENUE · Art. A. VENUE FOR CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS

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(a)Venue for a probate proceeding to admit a will to probate or for the granting of letters testamentary or of administration is:

(1)in the county in which the decedent resided, if the decedent had a domicile or fixed place of residence in this state; or

(2)with respect to a decedent who did not have a domicile or fixed place of residence in this state:

(A)if the decedent died in this state, in the county in which:

(i)the decedent's principal estate was located at the time of the decedent's death; or

(ii)the decedent died; or

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 844 (H.B. 2271), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.