Tex. Est. Code § 362.012 · Subchapter A. SETTLING AND CLOSING ESTATE
DISCHARGE OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND BOND SURETIES WHEN NO ESTATE PROPERTY REMAINS; CANCELLATION OF LETTERS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If, on final settlement of the estate, none of the estate remains in the representative's possession, the court shall enter an order:
(1) discharging a personal representative from the representative's trust;
(2) canceling the letters issued to the personal representative;
(3) discharging and releasing the sureties on the personal representative's bond, if applicable; and
(4) closing the estate.
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 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 818 (S.B. 1335), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.362.htm
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- 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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