Tex. Est. Code § 308.003 · Subchapter A. NOTICE TO CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES AFTER PROBATE OF WILL
CONTENTS OF NOTICE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The notice required by Section 308.002 must include:
(1) the name and address of the beneficiary to whom the notice is given or, for a beneficiary described by Section 308.002(b), the name and address of the beneficiary for whom the notice is given and of the person to whom the notice is given;
(2) the decedent's name;
(3) a statement that the decedent's will has been admitted to probate;
(4) a statement that the beneficiary to whom or for whom the notice is given is named as a beneficiary in the will;
(5) the personal representative's name and contact information; and
(6) either:
(A) a copy of the will that was admitted to probate and of the order admitting the will to probate; or
(B) a summary of the gifts to the beneficiary under the will, the court in which the will was admitted to probate, the docket number assigned to the estate, the date the will was admitted to probate, and, if different, the date the court appointed the personal representative.
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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.37, 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.308.htm
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