Sec. 155. NO NECESSITY FOR ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY    


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  • When a husband or wife dies intestate and the community property passes to the survivor, no administration thereon shall be necessary. Nothing in this part of this chapter prohibits the administration of community property under other provisions of this code relating to the administration of an estate.

Acts 1955, 54th Leg., p. 88, ch. 55, eff. Jan. 1, 1956. Amended by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 980, ch. 173, Sec. 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1972. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.