Tex. Est. Code § 305.003 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
PERIOD FOR TAKING OATH OR MAKING AND SIGNING DECLARATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
An oath may be taken and subscribed or a declaration may be made and signed at any time before:
(1) the 21st day after the date of the order granting letters testamentary or of administration, as applicable; or
(2) the letters testamentary or of administration, as applicable, are revoked for a failure to qualify within the period allowed.
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.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 37, eff. January 1, 2014.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1373), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2023.
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.305.htm
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