Texas Estates Code

§ 56.001 — CHANGE OF RESIDENT AGENT

ES § 56.001Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part B. PROCEDURAL MATTERS · Ch. 56. CHANGE AND RESIGNATION OF RESIDENT AGENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS

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(a)A personal representative of an estate may change the representative's resident agent to accept service of process in a probate proceeding or other action relating to the estate by filing with the court in which the probate proceeding is pending a statement titled "Designation of Successor Resident Agent" that states the names and addresses of:

(1)the representative;

(2)the resident agent; and

(3)the successor resident agent.

(b)The designation of a successor resident agent takes effect on the date a statement under Subsection (a) is filed with the court.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.