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Chapter 401 - Creation
Section 401.001. Expression of Testator's Intent in Will - Sec. 401.001. EXPRESSION OF TESTATOR'S INTENT IN WILL. (a) Any...
Section 401.002. Creation in Testate Estate by Agreement - Sec. 401.002. CREATION IN TESTATE ESTATE BY AGREEMENT. (a) Except...
Section 401.003. Creation in Intestate Estate by Agreement - Sec. 401.003. CREATION IN INTESTATE ESTATE BY AGREEMENT. (a) All...
Section 401.004. Means of Establishing Distributee Consent - Sec. 401.004. MEANS OF ESTABLISHING DISTRIBUTEE CONSENT. (a) This section...
Section 401.005. Bond; Waiver of Bond - Sec. 401.005. BOND; WAIVER OF BOND. (a) If an independent...
Section 401.006. Granting Power of Sale by Agreement - Sec. 401.006. GRANTING POWER OF SALE BY AGREEMENT. In a...
Section 401.007. No Liability of Judge - Sec. 401.007. NO LIABILITY OF JUDGE. Absent proof of fraud...
Section 401.008. Person Declining to Serve - Sec. 401.008. PERSON DECLINING TO SERVE. A person who declines...
Chapter 402 - Administration
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 402.001. General Scope and Exercise of Powers - Sec. 402.001. GENERAL SCOPE AND EXERCISE OF POWERS. When an...
Section 402.002. Independent Executors May Act Without Court Approval - Sec. 402.002. INDEPENDENT EXECUTORS MAY ACT WITHOUT COURT APPROVAL. Unless...
Section 402.003. Digital Assets - Sec. 402.003. DIGITAL ASSETS. The court, either at the time...
Subchapter B. Power of Sale
Section 402.051. Definition of Independent Executor - Sec. 402.051. DEFINITION OF INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR. In this subchapter, "independent...
Section 402.052. Power of Sale of Estate Property Generally - Sec. 402.052. POWER OF SALE OF ESTATE PROPERTY GENERALLY. Unless...
Section 402.053. Protection of Person Purchasing Estate Property - Sec. 402.053. PROTECTION OF PERSON PURCHASING ESTATE PROPERTY. (a) A...
Section 402.054. No Limitation on Other Action - Sec. 402.054. NO LIMITATION ON OTHER ACTION. This subchapter does...
Chapter 403 - Exemptions and Allowances; Claims
Subchapter A. Exemptions and Allowances
Section 403.001. Setting Aside Exempt Property and Allowances - Sec. 403.001. SETTING ASIDE EXEMPT PROPERTY AND ALLOWANCES. The independent...
Subchapter B. Claims
Section 403.051. Duty of Independent Executor - Sec. 403.051. DUTY OF INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR. (a) An independent executor,...
Section 403.052. Secured Claims for Money - Sec. 403.052. SECURED CLAIMS FOR MONEY. Within six months after...
Section 403.053. Matured Secured Claims - Sec. 403.053. MATURED SECURED CLAIMS. (a) A claim approved as...
Section 403.054. Preferred Debt and Lien Claims - Sec. 403.054. PREFERRED DEBT AND LIEN CLAIMS. During an independent...
Section 403.055. Certain Unsecured Claims; Barring of Claims - Sec. 403.055. CERTAIN UNSECURED CLAIMS; BARRING OF CLAIMS. An unsecured...
Section 403.056. Notices Required by Creditors - Sec. 403.056. NOTICES REQUIRED BY CREDITORS. (a) Notice to the...
Section 403.057. Statute of Limitations - Sec. 403.057. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. Except as otherwise provided by...
Section 403.058. Other Claim Procedures Generally Do Not Apply - Sec. 403.058. OTHER CLAIM PROCEDURES GENERALLY DO NOT APPLY. Except...
Section 403.0585. Liability of Independent Executor for Payment of a Claim - Sec. 403.0585. LIABILITY OF INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR FOR PAYMENT OF A...
Section 403.059. Enforcement of Claims by Suit - Sec. 403.059. ENFORCEMENT OF CLAIMS BY SUIT. Any person having...
Section 403.060. Requiring Heirs to Give Bond - Sec. 403.060. REQUIRING HEIRS TO GIVE BOND. When an independent...
Chapter 404 - Accountings, Successors, and Other Remedies
Section 404.001. Accounting - Sec. 404.001. ACCOUNTING. (a) At any time after the expiration...
Section 404.002. Requiring Independent Executor to Give Bond - Sec. 404.002. REQUIRING INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR TO GIVE BOND. When it...
Section 404.003. Removal of Independent Executor Without Notice - Sec. 404.003. REMOVAL OF INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR WITHOUT NOTICE. The probate...
Section 404.0035. Removal of Independent Executor With Notice - Sec. 404.0035. REMOVAL OF INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR WITH NOTICE. (a) The...
Section 404.0036. Removal Order - Sec. 404.0036. REMOVAL ORDER. (a) The order of removal of...
Section 404.0037. Costs and Expenses Related to Removal of Independent Executor - Sec. 404.0037. COSTS AND EXPENSES RELATED TO REMOVAL OF INDEPENDENT...
Section 404.004. Powers of an Administrator Who Succeeds an Independent Executor - Sec. 404.004. POWERS OF AN ADMINISTRATOR WHO SUCCEEDS AN INDEPENDENT...
Section 404.005. Court-Appointed Successor Independent Administrator - Sec. 404.005. COURT-APPOINTED SUCCESSOR INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) If the will...
Chapter 405 - Closing and Distributions
Section 405.001. Accounting and Distribution - Sec. 405.001. ACCOUNTING AND DISTRIBUTION. (a) In addition to or...
Section 405.0015. Distributions Generally - Sec. 405.0015. DISTRIBUTIONS GENERALLY. Unless the will, if any, or...
Section 405.002. Receipts and Releases for Distributions by Independent Executor - Sec. 405.002. RECEIPTS AND RELEASES FOR DISTRIBUTIONS BY INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR....
Section 405.003. Judicial Discharge of Independent Executor - Sec. 405.003. JUDICIAL DISCHARGE OF INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR. (a) After an...
Section 405.004. Closing Independent Administration by Closing Report or Notice of Closing Estate - Sec. 405.004. CLOSING INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION BY CLOSING REPORT OR NOTICE...
Section 405.005. Closing Report - Sec. 405.005. CLOSING REPORT. An independent executor may file a...
Section 405.006. Notice of Closing Estate - Sec. 405.006. NOTICE OF CLOSING ESTATE. (a) Instead of filing...
Section 405.007. Effect of Filing Closing Report or Notice of Closing Estate - Sec. 405.007. EFFECT OF FILING CLOSING REPORT OR NOTICE OF...
Section 405.008. Partition and Distribution or Sale of Property Incapable of Division - Sec. 405.008. PARTITION AND DISTRIBUTION OR SALE OF PROPERTY INCAPABLE...
Section 405.009. Closing Independent Administration on Application by Distributee - Sec. 405.009. CLOSING INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION ON APPLICATION BY DISTRIBUTEE. (a)...
Section 405.010. Issuance of Letters - Sec. 405.010. ISSUANCE OF LETTERS. At any time before the...
Section 405.011. Rights and Remedies Cumulative - Sec. 405.011. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. The rights and remedies...
Section 405.012. Closing Procedures Not Required - Sec. 405.012. CLOSING PROCEDURES NOT REQUIRED. An independent executor is...