Tex. Est. Code § 303.001 · Chapter 303. CITATIONS AND NOTICES IN GENERAL ON OPENING OF ADMINISTRATION
CITATION ON APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) On the filing with the clerk of an application for letters of administration, the clerk shall issue a citation to all parties interested in the estate.
(b) The citation required by Subsection (a) shall be served by posting and must state:
(1) that the application has been filed;
(2) the nature of the application;
(3) the decedent's name;
(4) the applicant's name;
(5) the time when the court will act on the application; and
(6) that any person interested in the estate may appear at the time stated in the citation to contest the application.
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.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.303.htm
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