Texas Estates Code

§ 360.301 — LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO DELIVER ESTATE PROPERTY

ES § 360.301Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part H. CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 360. PARTITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE · Art. G. ENFORCEMENT

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(a)If an executor or administrator neglects, when demanded, to deliver a portion of an estate ordered to be delivered to a person entitled to that portion, the person may file with the court clerk a written complaint alleging:

(1)the fact of the neglect;

(2)the date of the person's demand; and

(3)other relevant facts.

(b)On the filing of a complaint under Subsection (a), the court clerk shall issue a citation to be served personally on the executor or administrator. The citation must:

(1)apprise the executor or administrator of the complaint; and

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.