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Tex. Prop. Code § 71.006

REVIEW OF PROBATE DECREE

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Estate of Torrance v. State (1991)

Most recently applied in Estate of Torrance v. State (June 1991)

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3585, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff

(a) If the state claims that an estate that has been administered in probate court in this state is subject to escheat, the state may have the judgment of the probate court reviewed by filing a petition in district court alleging that the administration of the estate was obtained by fraud or mistake of fact.

(b) The case shall be tried in accordance with the law for the revision and correction of a decree of the probate court.

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