Sec. 71.006. REVIEW OF PROBATE DECREE. (a) If the state claims that an estate that has been administered in probate court in this state is subject to escheat, the state may have the judgment of the probate court reviewed by filing a petition in district court alleging that the administration of the estate was obtained by fraud or mistake of fact.
(b) The case shall be tried in accordance with the law for the revision and correction of a decree of the probate court.
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3585, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 71 - Escheat of Property
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 71.002. Presumption of Death
Section 71.003. Presumption of Intestacy
Section 71.004. Presumption of Death Without Heirs
Section 71.005. Act of Ownership
Section 71.006. Review of Probate Decree
Section 71.007. Identification of Real Property Subject to Escheat