Texas Estates Code
§ 455.004 — POWERS AND DUTIES
ES § 455.004Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part J. ADDITIONAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN ESTATES · Ch. 455. PUBLIC PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR
Statute text
View on source(a)On receipt of notice of a decedent for whose estate a personal representative has not been appointed and who has no known or suitable next of kin, the public probate administrator shall take prompt possession or control of the decedent's property located in the county that:
(1)is considered by the public probate administrator to be subject to loss, injury, waste, or misappropriation; or
(2)the court orders into the possession and control of the public probate administrator after notice to the public probate administrator.
(b)The public probate administrator is responsible for determining if the decedent has any heirs or a will and, if necessary, shall make burial arrangements with the appropriate county facility in charge of indigent burial if there are no known personal representatives.
(c)If the public probate administrator determines the decedent executed a will, the administrator shall file the will with the county clerk.
(d)The public probate administrator has all of the powers and duties of an administrator under this title.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 1755), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2014.