Texas Estates Code

§ 361.051 — REMOVAL WITHOUT NOTICE

ES § 361.051Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part H. CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 361. DEATH, RESIGNATION, OR REMOVAL OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSORS · Art. B. REMOVAL AND REINSTATEMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

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The court, on the court's own motion or on the motion of any interested person, and without notice, may remove a personal representative appointed under this title who:

(1)neglects to qualify in the manner and time required by law;

(2)fails to return, before the 91st day after the date the representative qualifies, an inventory of the estate property and a list of claims that have come to the representative's knowledge, unless that deadline is extended by court order;

(3)if required, fails to give a new bond within the time prescribed;

(4)is absent from the state for a consecutive period of three or more months without the court's permission, or moves out of state;

(5)cannot be served with notices or other processes because:

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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.