Sec. 455.009. SMALL ESTATE AFFIDAVIT. (a) If gross assets of an estate do not exceed the maximum amount authorized for a small estate affidavit under Section 205.001, the public probate administrator may file an affidavit that complies with Chapter 205 for approval by the statutory probate court judge.
(a-1) The public probate administrator may file the affidavit as provided by Subsection (a) after the public probate administrator has acted under Section 455.007 or 455.008.
(b) If the statutory probate court judge approves the affidavit, the affidavit:
(1) must be maintained or recorded as provided by Section 205.005; and
(2) has the effect described by Section 205.007.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 1755), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1141 (H.B. 2782), Sec. 43, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney
Subtitle J - Additional Matters Relating to the Administration of Certain Estates
Chapter 455 - Public Probate Administrator
Section 455.002. Bond of Public Probate Administrator
Section 455.003. Funding of Public Probate Administrator's Office
Section 455.004. Powers and Duties
Section 455.005. Informing Public Probate Administrator
Section 455.006. Public Probate Administrator's Initiation of Administration
Section 455.007. Access to Information
Section 455.008. Small Estates
Section 455.009. Small Estate Affidavit
Section 455.010. Grant of Administration
Section 455.011. Withdrawal of Public Probate Administrator and Appointment of Successor