Tex. Est. Code § 1162.005 · Subchapter A. CERTAIN GIFTS AND TRANSFERS
APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) On the filing of an application under Section 1162.001 and for the purpose of establishing an estate plan under that section, the guardian of the ward's estate may apply to the court for an order to seek an in camera inspection of a copy of a will, codicil, trust, or other estate planning instrument of the ward as a means of obtaining access to the instrument.
(b) An application filed under this section must:
(1) be sworn to by the guardian;
(2) list each instrument requested for inspection; and
(3) state one or more reasons supporting the necessity to inspect each requested instrument for the purpose described by Subsection (a).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1162.htm
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