Sec. 404. CLOSING ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS    


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  • Administration of the estates of decedents shall be settled and closed when all the debts known to exist against the estate of a deceased person have been paid, or when they have been paid so far as the assets in the hands of an administrator or executor of such estate will permit, and when there is no further need for administration.

Acts 1955, 54th Leg., p. 88, ch. 55, eff. Jan. 1, 1956. Amended by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 104, ch. 45, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1975; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 881, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 26, 1985; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 712, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 957, Sec. 68, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 826, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.