Tex. Est. Code § 360.102 · Subchapter C. PROCEEDINGS; EXPENSES
COURT DECREE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If the court determines that the estate should be partitioned and distributed, the court shall enter a decree stating:
(1) the name and address, if known, of each person entitled to a share of the estate, specifying:
(A) which of those persons are known to be minors;
(B) the name of the minors' guardian or guardian ad litem; and
(C) the name of the attorney appointed to represent those persons who are unknown or who are not residents of this state;
(2) the proportional part of the estate to which each person is entitled;
(3) a full description of all the estate to be distributed; and
(4) that the executor or administrator must retain possession of a sufficient amount of money or property to pay all debts, taxes, and expenses of administration and specifying the amount of money or the property to be retained.
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
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.360.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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