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TX Est Code § 202.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter B. Notice of Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.051. Service of Citation by Mail When Recipient's Name and Address Are Known or Ascertainable

Sec. 202.051.  SERVICE OF CITATION BY MAIL WHEN RECIPIENT'S NAME AND ADDRESS ARE KNOWN OR ASCERTAINABLE.  Except as provided by Section 202.054, citation in a proceeding to declare heirship must be served by registered or certified mail on:(1)  each distributee who is 12 years of age or older and whose name and address are known or can be ascertained through the exercise of reasonable diligence; and(2)  the parent, managing conservator, or guardian of each distributee who is younger than 12 years of age if the name and address of the parent, managing conservator, or guardian are known or can be reasonably ascertained.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 202.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter B. Notice of Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.052. Service of Citation by Publication

Sec. 202.052.  SERVICE OF CITATION BY PUBLICATION.  If the address of a person or entity on whom citation is required to be served cannot be ascertained, citation must be served on the person or entity by publication in the county in which the proceeding to declare heirship is commenced and in the county of the last residence of the decedent who is the subject of the proceeding, if that residence was in a county other than the county in which the proceeding is commenced.  To determine whether a decedent has any other heirs, citation must be served on unknown heirs by publication in the manner provided by this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 844 (H.B. 2271), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Est Code § 202.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter B. Notice of Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.053. Required Posting of Citation

Sec. 202.053.  REQUIRED POSTING OF CITATION.  Except in a proceeding in which citation is served by publication as provided by Section 202.052, citation in a proceeding to declare heirship must be posted in:(1)  the county in which the proceeding is commenced; and(2)  the county of the last residence of the decedent who is the subject of the proceeding.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 202.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter B. Notice of Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.054. Personal Service of Citation May Be Required

Sec. 202.054.  PERSONAL SERVICE OF CITATION MAY BE REQUIRED.  (a)  The court may require that service of citation in a proceeding to declare heirship be made by personal service on some or all of those named as distributees in the application filed under Section 202.005.(b)  If a distributee to be cited under Subsection (a) is absent from or is not a resident of this state, any disinterested person competent to make an oath that the citation was served may serve the citation.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 521 (S.B. 626), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 576 (S.B. 615), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Est Code § 202.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter B. Notice of Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.055. Service of Citation on Certain Persons Not Required

Sec. 202.055.  SERVICE OF CITATION ON CERTAIN PERSONS NOT REQUIRED.  A party to a proceeding to declare heirship who executed the application filed under Section 202.005, entered an appearance in the proceeding, or waived citation under this subchapter is not required to be served by any method.|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. 10, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Est Code § 202.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter B. Notice of Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.056. Waiver of Service of Citation

Sec. 202.056.  WAIVER OF SERVICE OF CITATION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b)(2), a distributee may waive citation required by this subchapter to be served on the distributee.(b)  A parent, managing conservator, guardian, attorney ad litem, or guardian ad litem of a minor distributee who:(1)  is younger than 12 years of age may waive citation required by this subchapter to be served on the distributee; and(2)  is 12 years of age or older may not waive citation required by this subchapter to be served on the distributee.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 16, eff. January 1, 2014.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Est Code § 202.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter B. Notice of Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.057. Affidavit of Service of Citation

Sec. 202.057.  AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE OF CITATION.  (a)  A person who files an application under Section 202.005 shall file with the court:(1)  a copy of any citation required by this subchapter and the proof of delivery of service of the citation; and(2)  an affidavit sworn to by the applicant or a certificate signed by the applicant's attorney stating:(A)  that the citation was served as required by this subchapter;(B)  the name of each person to whom the citation was served, if the person's name is not shown on the proof of delivery; and(C)  if service of citation is waived under Section 202.056:(i)  the name of each person who waived citation under that section; and(ii)  if citation is waived under Section 202.056(b)(1), the name of the distributee and the representative capacity of the person who waived citation required to be served on the distributee.(b)  The court may not enter an order in the proceeding to declare heirship under Subchapter E until the affidavit or certificate required by Subsection (a) is filed.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 844 (H.B. 2271), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Est Code § 202.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter C. Transfer of Pending Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.101. Required Transfer of Pending Proceeding to Declare Heirship Under Certain Circumstances

Sec. 202.101.  REQUIRED TRANSFER OF PENDING PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.  If, after a proceeding to declare heirship is commenced, an administration of the estate of the decedent who is the subject of the proceeding is granted in this state or the decedent's will is admitted to probate in this state,  the court in which the proceeding to declare heirship is pending shall, by an order entered of record in the proceeding, transfer the proceeding to the court in which the administration was granted or the will was probated.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 202.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter C. Transfer of Pending Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.102. Transfer of Records

Sec. 202.102.  TRANSFER OF RECORDS.  The clerk of the court from which a proceeding to declare heirship is transferred under Section 202.101 shall, on entry of the order under that section, send to the clerk of the court named in the order a certified transcript of all pleadings, entries in the judge's probate docket, and orders of the court in the proceeding.  The clerk of the court to which the proceeding is transferred shall:(1)  file the transcript;(2)  record the transcript in the judge's probate docket of that court; and(3)  docket the proceeding.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 8.007, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 202.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter C. Transfer of Pending Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.103. Procedures Applicable to Transferred Proceeding to Declare Heirship; Consolidation With Other Proceeding

Sec. 202.103.  PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO TRANSFERRED PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP; CONSOLIDATION WITH OTHER PROCEEDING.  A proceeding to declare heirship that is transferred under Section 202.101 shall proceed as though the proceeding was originally filed in the court to which the proceeding is transferred.  The court may consolidate the proceeding with the other proceeding pending in that court.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 202.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter D. Evidence Relating to Determination of Heirship|Section 202.151. Evidence in Proceeding to Declare Heirship

Sec. 202.151.  EVIDENCE IN PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP.  (a) The court may require that any testimony admitted as evidence in a proceeding to declare heirship be  reduced to writing and subscribed and sworn to by the witnesses, respectively.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), in a proceeding to declare heirship, testimony regarding a decedent's heirs and family history must be taken from two disinterested and credible witnesses in open court, by deposition in accordance with Section 51.203, or in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.(c)  If it is shown to the court's satisfaction in a proceeding to declare heirship that, after a diligent search was made, only one disinterested and credible witness can be found who can make the required proof in the proceeding, the testimony of that witness must be taken in open court, by deposition in accordance with Section 51.203, or in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 8.008, eff. January 1, 2014.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 18, eff. January 1, 2014.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1141 (H.B. 2782), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Est Code § 202.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter E. Judgment in Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.201. Required Statements in Judgment

Sec. 202.201.  REQUIRED STATEMENTS IN JUDGMENT.  (a)  The judgment in a proceeding to declare heirship must state:(1)  the names of the heirs of the decedent who is the subject of the proceeding; and(2)  the heirs' respective shares and interests in the decedent's property.(b)  If the proof in a proceeding to declare heirship is in any respect deficient, the judgment in the proceeding must state that.|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. 12, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Est Code § 202.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter E. Judgment in Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.202. Finality and Appeal of Judgment

Sec. 202.202.  FINALITY AND APPEAL OF JUDGMENT.  (a)  The judgment in a proceeding to declare heirship is a final judgment.(b)  At the request of an interested person, the judgment in a proceeding to declare heirship may be appealed or reviewed within the same time limits and in the same manner as other judgments in probate matters.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 202.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter E. Judgment in Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.203. Correction of Judgment at Request of Heir Not Properly Served

Sec. 202.203.  CORRECTION OF JUDGMENT AT REQUEST OF HEIR NOT PROPERLY SERVED.  If an heir of a decedent who is the subject of a proceeding to declare heirship is not served with citation by registered or certified mail or personal service in the proceeding, the heir may:(1)  have the judgment in the proceeding corrected by bill of review:(A)  at any time, but not later than the fourth anniversary of the date of the judgment; or(B)  after the passage of any length of time, on proof of actual fraud; and(2)  recover the heir's just share of the property or the value of that share from:(A)  the heirs named in the judgment; and(B)  those who claim under the heirs named in the judgment and who are not bona fide purchasers for value.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 202.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter E. Judgment in Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.204. Limitation of Liability of Certain Persons Acting in Accordance With Judgment

Sec. 202.204.  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS ACTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH JUDGMENT.  (a)  The judgment in a proceeding to declare heirship is conclusive in a suit between an heir omitted from the judgment and a bona fide purchaser for value who purchased property after entry of the judgment without actual notice of the claim of the omitted heir, regardless of whether the judgment is subsequently modified, set aside, or nullified.(b)  A person is not liable to another person for the following actions performed in good faith after a judgment is entered in a proceeding to declare heirship:(1)  delivering the property of the decedent who was the subject of the proceeding to the persons named as heirs in the judgment; or(2)  engaging in any other transaction with the persons named as heirs in the judgment.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 202.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter E. Judgment in Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.205. Effect of Certain Judgments on Liability to Creditors

Sec. 202.205.  EFFECT OF CERTAIN JUDGMENTS ON LIABILITY TO CREDITORS.  (a)  A judgment in a proceeding to declare heirship stating that there is no necessity for administration of the estate of the decedent who is the subject of the proceeding constitutes authorization for a person who owes money to the estate, has custody of estate property, acts as registrar or transfer agent of an evidence of interest, indebtedness, property, or right belonging to the estate, or purchases from or otherwise deals with an heir named in the judgment to take the following actions without liability to a creditor of the estate or other person:(1)  to pay, deliver, or transfer the property or the evidence of property rights to an heir named in the judgment; or(2)  to purchase property from an heir named in the judgment.(b)  An heir named in a judgment in a proceeding to declare heirship is entitled to enforce the heir's right to payment, delivery, or transfer described by Subsection (a) by suit.(c)  Except as provided by this section, this chapter does not affect the rights or remedies of the creditors of a decedent who is the subject of a proceeding to declare heirship.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 202.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter E. Judgment in Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.206. Filing and Recording of Judgment

Sec. 202.206.  FILING AND  RECORDING OF JUDGMENT.  (a)  A certified copy of the judgment in a proceeding to declare heirship may be:(1)  filed for record in the office of the county clerk of the county in which any real property described in the judgment is located;(2)  recorded in the deed records of that county; and(3)  indexed in the name of the decedent who was the subject of the proceeding as grantor and in the names of the heirs named in the judgment as grantees.(b)  On the filing of a judgment in accordance with Subsection (a), the judgment constitutes constructive notice of the facts stated in the judgment.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 204.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 204 - Genetic Testing in Proceedings to Declare Heirship|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 204.001. Proceedings and Records Public

Sec. 204.001.  PROCEEDINGS AND RECORDS PUBLIC.  A proceeding under this chapter or Chapter 202 involving genetic testing is open to the public as in other civil cases.  Papers and records in the proceeding are available for public inspection.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 204.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 204 - Genetic Testing in Proceedings to Declare Heirship|Subchapter B. Court Orders for Genetic Testing in Proceedings to Declare Heirship|Section 204.051. Order for Genetic Testing

Sec. 204.051.  ORDER FOR GENETIC TESTING.  (a)  In a proceeding to declare heirship under Chapter 202, the court may, on the court's own motion, and shall, on the request of a party to the proceeding, order one or more specified individuals to submit to genetic testing as provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 160, Family Code.  If two or more individuals are ordered to be tested, the court may order that the testing of those individuals be done concurrently or sequentially.(b)  The court may enforce an order under this section by contempt.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 204.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 204 - Genetic Testing in Proceedings to Declare Heirship|Subchapter B. Court Orders for Genetic Testing in Proceedings to Declare Heirship|Section 204.052. Advancement of Costs

Sec. 204.052.  ADVANCEMENT OF COSTS.  Subject to any assessment of costs following a proceeding to declare heirship in accordance with Rule 131, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the cost of genetic testing ordered under Section 204.051 must be advanced:(1)  by a party to the proceeding who requests the testing;(2)  as agreed by the parties and approved by the court; or(3)  as ordered by the court.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 204.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 204 - Genetic Testing in Proceedings to Declare Heirship|Subchapter B. Court Orders for Genetic Testing in Proceedings to Declare Heirship|Section 204.053. Order and Advancement of Costs for Subsequent Genetic Testing

Sec. 204.053.  ORDER AND ADVANCEMENT OF COSTS FOR SUBSEQUENT GENETIC TESTING.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (b), the court shall order genetic testing subsequent to the testing conducted under Section 204.051 if:(1)  a party to the proceeding to declare heirship contests the results of the genetic testing ordered under Section 204.051; and(2)  the party contesting the results requests that additional testing be conducted.(b)  If the results of the genetic testing ordered under Section 204.051 identify a tested individual as an heir of the decedent, the court may order additional genetic testing in accordance with Subsection (a) only if the party contesting those results pays for the additional testing in advance.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 204.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 204 - Genetic Testing in Proceedings to Declare Heirship|Subchapter B. Court Orders for Genetic Testing in Proceedings to Declare Heirship|Section 204.054. Submission of Genetic Material by Other Relative Under Certain Circumstances

Sec. 204.054.  SUBMISSION OF GENETIC MATERIAL BY OTHER RELATIVE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.  If a sample of an individual's genetic material that could identify another individual as the decedent's heir is not available for purposes of conducting genetic testing under this subchapter, the court, on a finding of good cause and that the need for genetic testing outweighs the legitimate interests of the individual to be tested, may order any of the following individuals to submit a sample of genetic material for the testing under circumstances the court considers just:(1)  a parent, sibling, or child of the individual whose genetic material is not available; or(2)  any other relative of that individual, as necessary to conduct the testing.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 204.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 204 - Genetic Testing in Proceedings to Declare Heirship|Subchapter B. Court Orders for Genetic Testing in Proceedings to Declare Heirship|Section 204.055. Genetic Testing of Deceased Individual

Sec. 204.055.  GENETIC TESTING OF DECEASED INDIVIDUAL.  On good cause shown, the court may order:(1)  genetic testing of a deceased individual under this subchapter; and(2)  if necessary, removal of the remains of the deceased individual as provided by Section 711.004, Health and Safety Code, for that testing.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|