Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
ESTATES CODE |
Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY |
Subtitle G. INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND OPENING OF ADMINISTRATION |
Chapter 301. APPLICATION FOR LETTERS TESTAMENTARY OR OF ADMINISTRATION |
Subchapter A. PERIOD FOR APPLICATION FOR LETTERS |
Sec. 301.002. PERIOD FOR FILING APPLICATION FOR LETTERS TESTAMENTARY OR OF ADMINISTRATION
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an application for the grant of letters testamentary or of administration of an estate must be filed not later than the fourth anniversary of the decedent's death.
(b) This section does not apply if administration is necessary to receive or recover property due a decedent's estate.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 , Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.