Tex. Est. Code § 452.051 · Subchapter B. TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATION PENDING CONTEST OF A WILL OR ADMINISTRATION
APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If a contest related to probating a will or granting letters testamentary or of administration is pending, the court may appoint a temporary administrator, with powers limited as the circumstances of the case require.
(b) The appointment may continue until the contest is terminated and an executor or administrator with full powers is appointed.
(c) The power of appointment under this section is in addition to the court's power of appointment under Subchapter A.
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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995), Sec. 44, eff. September 1, 2015.
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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- 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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