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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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ESTATES CODE |
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Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY |
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Subtitle A. SCOPE, JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND COURTS |
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Chapter 33. VENUE |
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Subchapter A. VENUE FOR CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS |
Sec. 33.001. PROBATE OF WILLS AND GRANTING OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY AND OF ADMINISTRATION
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Venue for a probate proceeding to admit a will to probate or for the granting of letters testamentary or of administration is:
(1) in the county in which the decedent resided, if the decedent had a domicile or fixed place of residence in this state; or
(2) with respect to a decedent who did not have a domicile or fixed place of residence in this state:
(A) if the decedent died in this state, in the county in which:
(i) the decedent's principal estate was located at the time of the decedent's death; or
(ii) the decedent died; or
(B) if the decedent died outside of this state:
(i) in any county in this state in which the decedent's nearest of kin reside; or
(ii) if there is no next of kin of the decedent in this state, in the county in which the decedent's principal estate was located at the time of the decedent's death.