Texas Estates Code
§ 451.001 — APPLICATION FOR FAMILY ALLOWANCE AND ORDER OF NO ADMINISTRATION
ES § 451.001Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part J. ADDITIONAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN ESTATES · Ch. 451. ORDER OF NO ADMINISTRATION
Statute text
View on source(a)If the value of the entire assets of an estate, excluding homestead and exempt property, does not exceed the amount to which the surviving spouse, minor children, and adult incapacitated children of the decedent are entitled as a family allowance, an application may be filed by or on behalf of the surviving spouse, minor children, or adult incapacitated children requesting a court to make a family allowance and to enter an order that no administration of the decedent's estate is necessary.
(b)The application may be filed:
(1)in any court in which venue is proper for administration; or
(2)if an application for the appointment of a personal representative has been filed but not yet granted, in the court in which the application is filed.
(c)The application must:
(1)state the names of the heirs or devisees;
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 810 (H.B. 2492), Sec. 2.15, eff. January 1, 2014.