"Independent executor" means the personal representative of an estate under independent administration as provided by Chapter 401 and Section 402.001. The term includes an independent administrator.
Tex. Est. Code § 22.017
INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case King v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. (2015)
Most recently applied in Ali Yazdchi v. Mike Jones and Sam Adamo (July 2016)
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.