Tex. Est. Code § 252.204 · Subchapter E. DUTY AND LIABILITY OF CUSTODIAN OF ESTATE PAPERS
DAMAGES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person who refuses to deliver a will or papers described by Section 252.202 is liable to any person aggrieved by the refusal for all damages sustained as a result of the refusal.
(b) Damages may be recovered under this section in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, 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.252.htm
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