Tex. Est. Code § 202.002

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 202.002 - Circumstances Under Which Proceeding to Declare Heirship Is Authorized

A court may conduct a proceeding to declare heirship when:

(1) a person dies intestate owning or entitled to property in this state and there has been no administration in this state of the person's estate;

(2) there has been a will probated in this state or elsewhere or an administration in this state of a decedent's estate, but:

(A) property in this state was omitted from the will or administration; or

(B) no final disposition of property in this state has been made in the administration; or

(3) it is necessary for the trustee of a trust holding assets for the benefit of a decedent to determine the heirs of the decedent.

Tex. Estates § 202.002

Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338, Sec. 2.19, eff. 1/1/2014.