Section 56.002 - Resignation of Resident Agent(a) A resident agent of a personal representative may resign as resident agent by giving notice to the representative and filing with the court in which the probate proceeding is pending a statement titled "Resignation of Resident Agent" that states: (1) the name of the representative;(2) the representative's address most recently known by the resident agent;(3) that notice of the resignation has been given to the representative and the date that notice was given; and(4) that the representative has not designated a successor resident agent.(b) The resident agent shall send, by a qualified delivery method , a copy of a resignation statement filed under Subsection (a) to: (1) the personal representative at the address most recently known by the resident agent; and (2) each party in the case or the party's attorney or other designated representative of record. (c) The resignation of a resident agent takes effect on the date the court enters an order accepting the resignation. A court may not enter an order accepting the resignation unless the resident agent complies with this section.Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 205,Sec. 7, eff. 9/1/2023.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2014.