Texas Statutes
Subtitle F - Wills
Chapter 252 - Safekeeping and Custody of Wills

Subchapter A. Deposit of Will With County Clerk

Section 252.001. Will Deposit; Certificate - Sec. 252.001. WILL DEPOSIT; CERTIFICATE. (a) A testator, or another...

Section 252.002. Sealed Wrapper Required - Sec. 252.002. SEALED WRAPPER REQUIRED. (a) A will intended to...

Section 252.003. Numbering of Filed Wills and Corresponding Certificates - Sec. 252.003. NUMBERING OF FILED WILLS AND CORRESPONDING CERTIFICATES. (a)...

Section 252.004. Index - Sec. 252.004. INDEX. A county clerk shall keep an index...

Subchapter B. Will Delivery During Life of Testator

Section 252.051. Will Delivery - Sec. 252.051. WILL DELIVERY. During the lifetime of the testator,...

Section 252.052. Surrender of Certificate of Deposit; Exception - Sec. 252.052. SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT; EXCEPTION. (a) Except...

Subchapter C. Actions by County Clerk on Death of Testator

Section 252.101. Notification by County Clerk - Sec. 252.101. NOTIFICATION BY COUNTY CLERK. A county clerk shall...

Section 252.102. Will Delivery on Testator's Death - Sec. 252.102. WILL DELIVERY ON TESTATOR'S DEATH. On the request...

Section 252.103. Inspection of Will by County Clerk - Sec. 252.103. INSPECTION OF WILL BY COUNTY CLERK. A county...

Section 252.104. Notice and Delivery of Will to Executor - Sec. 252.104. NOTICE AND DELIVERY OF WILL TO EXECUTOR. If...

Section 252.105. Notice and Delivery of Will to Devisees - Sec. 252.105. NOTICE AND DELIVERY OF WILL TO DEVISEES. (a)...

Subchapter D. Legal Effect of Will Deposit

Section 252.151. Deposit Has No Legal Significance - Sec. 252.151. DEPOSIT HAS NO LEGAL SIGNIFICANCE. The provisions of...

Section 252.152. Prior Deposited Will in Relation to Later Will - Sec. 252.152. PRIOR DEPOSITED WILL IN RELATION TO LATER WILL....

Section 252.153. Will Deposit Does Not Constitute Notice - Sec. 252.153. WILL DEPOSIT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE NOTICE. The deposit...

Subchapter E. Duty and Liability of Custodian of Estate Papers

Section 252.201. Will Delivery - Sec. 252.201. WILL DELIVERY. (a) On receiving notice of a...

Section 252.2015. Notice and Delivery of Will to Executor or Devisees - Sec. 252.2015. NOTICE AND DELIVERY OF WILL TO EXECUTOR OR...

Section 252.202. Personal Service on Custodian of Estate Papers - Sec. 252.202. PERSONAL SERVICE ON CUSTODIAN OF ESTATE PAPERS. On...

Section 252.203. Arrest; Confinement - Sec. 252.203. ARREST; CONFINEMENT. On the return of a citation...

Section 252.204. Damages - Sec. 252.204. DAMAGES. (a) A person who refuses to deliver...