Sec. 361.002. IMMEDIATE APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR; DISCHARGE AND RELEASE. (a) If the necessity exists, the court may immediately accept the resignation of a personal representative and appoint a successor representative.
(b) The court may not discharge a person whose resignation is accepted under Subsection (a), or release the person or the sureties on the person's bond, until a final order has been issued or judgment has been rendered on the final account required under Section 361.001.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney
Subtitle H - Continuation of Administration
Chapter 361 - Death, Resignation, or Removal of Personal Representatives; Appointment of Successors
Subchapter A. Resignation of Personal Representative
Section 361.001. Resignation Application
Section 361.002. Immediate Appointment of Successor; Discharge and Release