Texas Estates Code
§ 452.006 — NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
ES § 452.006Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part J. ADDITIONAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN ESTATES · Ch. 452. TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES · Art. A. APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR GENERALLY
Statute text
View on source(a)On the date the county clerk issues letters of temporary administration:
(1)the county clerk shall post on the courthouse door a notice of the appointment to all interested persons; and
(2)the appointee shall notify, by a qualified delivery method, the decedent's known heirs of the appointment.
(b)A notice required under Subsection (a) must state that:
(1)an heir or other interested person may request a hearing to contest the appointment not later than the 15th day after the date the letters of temporary administration are issued;
(2)if no contest is made during the period specified by the notice, the appointment continues for the period specified in the order appointing a temporary administrator; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 521 (S.B. 626), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 576 (S.B. 615), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1373), Sec. 38, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 438 (H.B. 3421), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 831 (S.B. 1448), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2025.