Tex. Est. Code § 55.202 · Subchapter E. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF AGREEMENT TO TRANSFER TITLE
HEARING AND ORDER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) After service of the citation under Section 55.201, the court shall hear the complaint and the evidence on the complaint.
(b) The court shall order the personal representative to transfer title to the property, according to the tenor of the bond or agreement, to the complainant if the judge is satisfied from the proof that:
(1) the bond or agreement was legally executed by the decedent; and
(2) the complainant has a right to demand specific performance.
(c) The order must fully describe the property to be transferred.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, 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.55.htm
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