Texas Estates Code

§ 451.002 — HEARING AND ORDER

ES § 451.002Title 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

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(a)On the filing of an application under Section 451.001, the court may hear the application:

(1)promptly without notice; or

(2)at a time and with notice as required by the court.

(b)On the hearing of the application, if the court finds that the facts contained in the application are true and that the expenses of last illness, funeral charges, and expenses of the proceeding have been paid or secured, the court shall:

(1)make a family allowance; and

(2)if the entire assets of the estate, excluding homestead and exempt property, are exhausted by the family allowance made under Subdivision (1):

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 810 (H.B. 2492), Sec. 2.16, eff. January 1, 2014.