Tex. Est. Code § 452.002 · Subchapter A. APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR GENERALLY
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person may file with the court clerk a written application for the appointment of a temporary administrator of a decedent's estate under this subchapter.
(b) The application must:
(1) be verified;
(2) include the information required by:
(A) Sections 256.052, 256.053, and 256.054, if the decedent died testate; or
(B) Section 301.052, if the decedent died intestate; and
(3) include an affidavit that:
(A) states the name, address, and interest of the applicant;
(B) states the facts showing an immediate necessity for the appointment of a temporary administrator;
(C) lists the requested powers and duties of the temporary administrator;
(D) states that the applicant is entitled to letters of temporary administration and is not disqualified by law from serving as a temporary administrator; and
(E) describes the property that the applicant believes to be in the decedent's 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.
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.452.htm
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Estates Code
- Tex. Est. Code § 256.052CONTENTS OF APPLICATION FOR PROBATE OF WILL.Printed as Sections 256.052, 256.053, and 256.054
- Tex. Est. Code § 256.053FILING OF WILL WITH APPLICATION FOR PROBATE GENERALLY REQUIRED.Printed as Sections 256.052, 256.053, and 256.054
- Tex. Est. Code § 256.054ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS WHEN NO WILL IS PRODUCED.Printed as Sections 256.052, 256.053, and 256.054
- Tex. Est. Code § 301.052CONTENTS OF APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.Printed as Section 301.052
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