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TX Est Code § 452.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle J - Additional Matters Relating to the Administration of Certain Estates|Chapter 452 - Temporary Administration of Estates|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Temporary Administrator|Section 452.101. Limited Powers of Temporary Administrator

Sec. 452.101.  LIMITED POWERS OF TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR.  (a)  A temporary administrator may exercise only the rights and powers:(1)  specifically expressed in the court's order appointing the temporary administrator; or(2)  expressed in the court's subsequent orders.(b)  An act performed by a temporary administrator is void unless expressly authorized by the court's orders.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 452.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle J - Additional Matters Relating to the Administration of Certain Estates|Chapter 452 - Temporary Administration of Estates|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Temporary Administrator|Section 452.102. Additional Bond for Extension of Rights and Powers

Sec. 452.102.  ADDITIONAL BOND FOR EXTENSION OF RIGHTS AND POWERS.  A court that extends the rights and powers of a temporary administrator in an order subsequent to the order appointing the temporary administrator may require additional bond commensurate with the extension.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 452.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle J - Additional Matters Relating to the Administration of Certain Estates|Chapter 452 - Temporary Administration of Estates|Subchapter D. Expiration and Closing of Temporary Administration|Section 452.151. Accounting

Sec. 452.151.  ACCOUNTING.  At the expiration of a temporary appointment, the temporary administrator shall file with the court clerk:(1)  a sworn list of all estate property that has come into the temporary administrator's possession;(2)  a return of all sales made by the temporary administrator; and(3)  a full exhibit and account of all the temporary administrator's acts as temporary administrator.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 452.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle J - Additional Matters Relating to the Administration of Certain Estates|Chapter 452 - Temporary Administration of Estates|Subchapter D. Expiration and Closing of Temporary Administration|Section 452.152. Closing Temporary Administration

Sec. 452.152.  CLOSING TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATION.  (a)  The court shall act on the list, return, exhibit, and account filed under Section 452.151.(b)  When letters of temporary administration expire or become ineffective for any cause, the court immediately shall enter an order requiring the temporary administrator to promptly deliver the estate remaining in the temporary administrator's possession to the person legally entitled to possession of the estate.(c)  On proof of delivery under Subsection (b), the temporary administrator shall be discharged and the sureties on the temporary administrator's bond shall be released as to any future liability.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 454.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle J - Additional Matters Relating to the Administration of Certain Estates|Chapter 454 - Administration of Estate of Person Presumed Dead|Subchapter A. Estates of Persons Presumed Dead|Section 454.001. Applicability; Determination of Death

Sec. 454.001.  APPLICABILITY; DETERMINATION OF DEATH.  (a)  This subchapter applies in a proceeding to probate a person's will or administer a person's estate if there is no direct evidence that the person is dead.(b)  The court has jurisdiction to determine the fact, time, and place of the person's death.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 454.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle J - Additional Matters Relating to the Administration of Certain Estates|Chapter 454 - Administration of Estate of Person Presumed Dead|Subchapter A. Estates of Persons Presumed Dead|Section 454.002. Grant of Letters on Proof of Death

Sec. 454.002.  GRANT OF LETTERS ON PROOF OF DEATH.  On application for the grant of letters testamentary or of administration for the estate of a person presumed to be dead, the court shall grant the letters if the death of the person is proved by circumstantial evidence to the court's satisfaction.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 454.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle J - Additional Matters Relating to the Administration of Certain Estates|Chapter 454 - Administration of Estate of Person Presumed Dead|Subchapter A. Estates of Persons Presumed Dead|Section 454.003. Citation and Search

Sec. 454.003.  CITATION AND SEARCH.  (a)  If the fact of a person's death must be proved by circumstantial evidence under Section 454.002, at the request of any interested person, the court may order that a citation be issued to the person presumed dead and that the citation be served on the person by publication and posting and by additional methods as directed by the order.(b)  After letters testamentary or of administration are issued, the court may also direct:(1)  the personal representative to search for the person presumed dead by notifying law enforcement agencies and public welfare agencies in appropriate locations that the person has disappeared; and(2)  the applicant to engage the services of an investigative agency to search for the person presumed dead.(c)  The expense of a search or notice under this section shall be taxed to the estate as a cost and paid out of the estate property.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 454.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle J - Additional Matters Relating to the Administration of Certain Estates|Chapter 454 - Administration of Estate of Person Presumed Dead|Subchapter A. Estates of Persons Presumed Dead|Section 454.004. Distribution of Estate

Sec. 454.004.  DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE.  The personal representative of the estate of a person presumed dead may not distribute the estate to the persons entitled to the estate until the third anniversary of the date the court granted the letters under Section 454.002.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 454.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle J - Additional Matters Relating to the Administration of Certain Estates|Chapter 454 - Administration of Estate of Person Presumed Dead|Subchapter B. Persons Presumed Dead but Subsequently|Section 454.051. Restoration of Estate

Sec. 454.051.  RESTORATION OF ESTATE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who was proved by circumstantial evidence to be dead under Section 454.002 and who, in a subsequent action, is proved by direct evidence to have been living at any time after the date the court granted the letters under that section, is entitled to restoration of the person's estate or the residue of the person's estate, including the rents and profits from the estate.(b)  For estate property sold by the personal representative of the estate, a distributee, or a distributee's successors or assignees to a bona fide purchaser for value, the right of a person to restoration is limited to the proceeds of the sale or the residue of the sold property with any increase of the proceeds or the residue.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 454.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle J - Additional Matters Relating to the Administration of Certain Estates|Chapter 454 - Administration of Estate of Person Presumed Dead|Subchapter B. Persons Presumed Dead but Subsequently|Section 454.052. Liability of Personal Representative and Others Acting Under Court Order; Bonds Not Voided

Sec. 454.052.  LIABILITY OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND OTHERS ACTING UNDER COURT ORDER; BONDS NOT VOIDED.  (a)  Anyone, including a personal representative, who delivered to another the estate or any part of the estate of a person who was proved by circumstantial evidence to be dead under Section 454.002 and who, in a subsequent action, is proved by direct evidence to have been living at any time after the date the court granted the letters testamentary or of administration under that section is not liable for any part of the estate delivered in accordance with the court's order.(b)  Subject to Subsection (c), the bond of a personal representative of the estate of a person described by Subsection (a) is not void in any event.(c)  A surety is not liable for any act of the personal representative that was done in compliance with or approved by the court's order.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 503.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle K - Foreign Wills, Other Testamentary Instruments, and Fiduciaries|Chapter 503 - Recording of Foreign Testamentary Instrument|Subchapter A. Requirements for Recording Foreign Testamentary Instrument|Section 503.001. Authorization to Record Certain Foreign Testamentary Instruments in Deed Records

Sec. 503.001.  AUTHORIZATION TO RECORD CERTAIN FOREIGN TESTAMENTARY INSTRUMENTS IN DEED RECORDS.  (a)  A copy of a will or other testamentary instrument that conveys, or in any other manner disposes of, land in this state and that has been probated according to the laws of any state of the United States or a country other than the United States, along with a copy of the judgment, order, or decree by which the instrument was admitted to probate that has the attestation, seal, and certificate required by Section 501.002(c), may be filed and recorded in the deed records in any county in this state in which the land is located:(1)  without further proof or authentication, subject to Section 503.003; and(2)  in the same manner as a deed or conveyance is required to be recorded under the laws of this state.(b)  A copy of a will or other testamentary instrument described by Subsection (a), along with a copy of the judgment, order, or decree by which the instrument was admitted to probate that has the attestation and certificate required by Section 501.002(c), is:(1)  prima facie evidence that the instrument has been admitted to probate according to the laws of the state or country in which it was allegedly admitted to probate; and(2)  sufficient to authorize the instrument and the judgment, order, or decree to be recorded in the deed records in the proper county or counties in this state.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 503.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle K - Foreign Wills, Other Testamentary Instruments, and Fiduciaries|Chapter 503 - Recording of Foreign Testamentary Instrument|Subchapter A. Requirements for Recording Foreign Testamentary Instrument|Section 503.002. Recording of Certain Foreign Testamentary Instruments in Language Other Than English

Sec. 503.002.  RECORDING OF CERTAIN FOREIGN TESTAMENTARY INSTRUMENTS IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH.  (a)  An authenticated copy of a will or other testamentary instrument described by Section 503.001(a), along with a copy of the judgment, order, or decree by which the instrument was admitted to probate that has the attestation and certificate required by Section 501.002(c), that is written in whole or in part in a language other than English may be filed for recording in the deed records in any county in this state in which the land conveyed or disposed of in the instrument is located if:(1)  a correct English translation is recorded with the authenticated copies of the will or other testamentary instrument and judgment, order, or decree by which the instrument was admitted to probate; and(2)  the accuracy of the translation is sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths.(b)  The recording of an authenticated copy of a will or other testamentary instrument and a copy of the judgment, order, or decree in the manner provided by Subsection (a) operates as constructive notice from the date of filing to all persons of the:(1)  existence of the instrument; and(2)  title or titles conferred by the instrument.|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. 12, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 576 (S.B. 615), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Est Code § 503.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle K - Foreign Wills, Other Testamentary Instruments, and Fiduciaries|Chapter 503 - Recording of Foreign Testamentary Instrument|Subchapter A. Requirements for Recording Foreign Testamentary Instrument|Section 503.003. Contest of Recorded Foreign Testamentary Instrument Permitted

Sec. 503.003.  CONTEST OF RECORDED FOREIGN TESTAMENTARY INSTRUMENT PERMITTED.  The validity of a will or other testamentary instrument, a copy of which is filed and recorded as provided by Section 503.001, may be contested in the manner and to the extent provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 504.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 503.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle K - Foreign Wills, Other Testamentary Instruments, and Fiduciaries|Chapter 503 - Recording of Foreign Testamentary Instrument|Subchapter B. Effects of Recorded Foreign|Section 503.051. Recorded Foreign Testamentary Instrument as Conveyance

Sec. 503.051.  RECORDED FOREIGN TESTAMENTARY INSTRUMENT AS CONVEYANCE.  A copy of a foreign will or other testamentary instrument described by Section 503.001 and the copy of the judgment, order, or decree by which the instrument was admitted to probate that are attested and proved as provided by that section and delivered to the county clerk of the proper county in this state to be recorded in the deed records:(1)  take effect and are valid as a deed of conveyance of all property in this state covered by the instrument; and(2)  have the same effect as a recorded deed or other conveyance of land beginning at the time the instrument is delivered to the clerk to be recorded.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 503.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle K - Foreign Wills, Other Testamentary Instruments, and Fiduciaries|Chapter 503 - Recording of Foreign Testamentary Instrument|Subchapter B. Effects of Recorded Foreign|Section 503.052. Recorded Foreign Testamentary Instrument as Notice of Title

Sec. 503.052.  RECORDED FOREIGN TESTAMENTARY INSTRUMENT AS NOTICE OF TITLE.  A copy of a foreign will or other testamentary instrument described by Section 503.001 and the copy of the judgment, order, or decree by which the instrument was admitted to probate that is attested and proved as provided by that section and filed for recording in the deed records of the proper county in this state constitute notice to all persons of the:(1)  existence of the instrument; and(2)  title or titles conferred by the instrument.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 504.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle K - Foreign Wills, Other Testamentary Instruments, and Fiduciaries|Chapter 504 - Contest of or Other Challenge to Foreign Testamentary Instrument|Subchapter A. Contest or Setting Aside Probate of Foreign Will in This State|Section 504.001. Grounds for Contesting Foreign Will Probated in Domiciliary Jurisdiction

Sec. 504.001.  GROUNDS FOR CONTESTING FOREIGN WILL PROBATED IN DOMICILIARY JURISDICTION.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (b), an interested person may contest a foreign will that has been:(1)  admitted to probate or established in the jurisdiction in which the testator was domiciled at the time of the testator's death; and(2)  admitted to probate in this state or filed in the deed records of any county of this state.(b)  A will described by Subsection (a) may be contested only on the grounds that:(1)  the proceedings in the jurisdiction in which the testator was domiciled at the time of the testator's death were not authenticated in the manner required for ancillary probate or recording in the deed records in this state;(2)  the will has been finally rejected for probate in this state in another proceeding; or(3)  the probate of the will has been set aside in the jurisdiction in which the testator was domiciled at the time of the testator's death.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 504.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle K - Foreign Wills, Other Testamentary Instruments, and Fiduciaries|Chapter 504 - Contest of or Other Challenge to Foreign Testamentary Instrument|Subchapter A. Contest or Setting Aside Probate of Foreign Will in This State|Section 504.002. Grounds for Contesting Foreign Will Probated in Non-Domiciliary Jurisdiction

Sec. 504.002.  GROUNDS FOR CONTESTING FOREIGN WILL PROBATED IN NON-DOMICILIARY JURISDICTION.  A foreign will admitted to probate or established in any jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction in which the testator was domiciled at the time of the testator's death may be contested on any grounds that are the basis for the contest of a domestic will.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 504.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle K - Foreign Wills, Other Testamentary Instruments, and Fiduciaries|Chapter 504 - Contest of or Other Challenge to Foreign Testamentary Instrument|Subchapter A. Contest or Setting Aside Probate of Foreign Will in This State|Section 504.003. Procedures and Time Limits for Contesting Foreign Will

Sec. 504.003.  PROCEDURES AND TIME LIMITS FOR CONTESTING FOREIGN WILL.  (a)  The probate in this state of a foreign will probated or established in a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction in which the testator was domiciled at the time of the testator's death may be contested in the manner that would apply if the testator had been domiciled in this state at the time of the testator's death.(b)  A foreign will admitted to ancillary probate in this state or filed in the deed records of any county of this state may be contested using the same procedures and within the same time limits applicable to the contest of a will admitted to original probate in this state.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 504.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle K - Foreign Wills, Other Testamentary Instruments, and Fiduciaries|Chapter 504 - Contest of or Other Challenge to Foreign Testamentary Instrument|Subchapter A. Contest or Setting Aside Probate of Foreign Will in This State|Section 504.004. Probate of Foreign Will Set Aside for Lack of Service

Sec. 504.004.  PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL SET ASIDE FOR LACK OF SERVICE.  (a)  The probate in this state of a foreign will shall be set aside if:(1)  the will was probated in this state:(A)  in accordance with the procedure applicable to the probate of a will admitted to probate in the jurisdiction in which the testator was domiciled at the time of the testator's death; and(B)  without the service of citation required for a will admitted to probate in another jurisdiction that was not the testator's domicile at the time of the testator's death; and(2)  it is proved that the foreign jurisdiction in which the will was probated was not the testator's domicile at the time of the testator's death.(b)  If otherwise entitled, a will the probate of which is set aside in accordance with Subsection (a) may be:(1)  reprobated in accordance with the procedure prescribed for the probate of a will admitted in a jurisdiction that was not the testator's domicile at the time of the testator's death; or(2)  admitted to original probate in this state in the proceeding in which the ancillary probate was set aside or in a subsequent proceeding.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 504.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle K - Foreign Wills, Other Testamentary Instruments, and Fiduciaries|Chapter 504 - Contest of or Other Challenge to Foreign Testamentary Instrument|Subchapter B. Contest or Final Rejection in Foreign Jurisdiction|Section 504.051. Notice of Will Contest in Foreign Jurisdiction

Sec. 504.051.  NOTICE OF WILL CONTEST IN FOREIGN JURISDICTION.  Verified notice that a proceeding to contest a will probated or established in a foreign jurisdiction has been commenced in that jurisdiction may be filed and recorded in the judge's probate docket of the court in this state in which the foreign will was probated, or in the deed records of any county of this state in which the foreign will was recorded, within the time limits for the contest of a foreign will in this state.|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. 8.020, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 504.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle K - Foreign Wills, Other Testamentary Instruments, and Fiduciaries|Chapter 504 - Contest of or Other Challenge to Foreign Testamentary Instrument|Subchapter B. Contest or Final Rejection in Foreign Jurisdiction|Section 504.052. Effect of Notice

Sec. 504.052.  EFFECT OF NOTICE.  After a notice is filed and recorded under Section 504.051, the probate or recording in this state of the foreign will that is the subject of the notice has no effect until verified proof is filed and recorded that the foreign proceedings:(1)  have been terminated in favor of the will; or(2)  were never commenced.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|