Tex. Est. Code § 258.052 · Subchapter B. NOTICES WITH RESPECT TO APPLICATION TO PROBATE WILL AFTER THE PERIOD FOR PROBATE

APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM.

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If an applicant described by Section 258.051(a) cannot, with reasonable diligence, ascertain the address of any of the testator's heirs, the court shall appoint an attorney ad litem to protect the interests of the testator's unknown heirs after an application for the probate of a will is made under Section 256.003(a).

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History

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.

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Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.258.htm
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Cameron County Probate Court No. 1 (Judge Sheila Garcia Bence) — statutory requirements for probating a will more than four years after the testator's death (updated April 26, 2021)

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