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Tex. Est. Code § 256.051

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR PROBATE OF WILL

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Linda Ferreira v. Douglas W. Butler and Debra L. Butler (2017)

Most recently applied in in the Estate of Seth Silverman, M.D. (June 2019)

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff

(a) An executor named in a will, an administrator designated as authorized under Section 254.006, an independent administrator designated by all of the distributees of the decedent under Section 401.002(b), or an interested person may file an application with the court for an order admitting a will to probate, whether the will is:

(1) in the applicant's possession or not;

(2) lost;

(3) destroyed; or

(4) outside of this state.

(b) An application for the probate of a will may be combined with an application for the appointment of an executor or administrator. A person interested in either the probate or the appointment may apply for both.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.