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Texas Estates Code
[edit]The Texas Estates Code is the statutory law enacted by the Texas state legislature that regulates estates, wills and will administration, and guardianships in the state of Texas.[1] These provisions were originally codified in the Texas Probate Code, which the Estates Code replaced in January of 2014 as part of the ongoing revision process begun in 1963. [2]
Organization
[edit]- Title 1: General Provisions
- Title 2: Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney
- Subtitle A: Scope, Jurisdiction, Venue, and Courts
- Subtitle B: Procedural Matters
- Subtitle C: Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedent's Property in General
- Subtitle D: Proceedings Before Administration of Estate
- Subtitle E: Intestate Succession
- Subtitle F: Wills
- Subtitle G: Initial Appointment of Personal Representative and Opening of Administration
- Subtitle H: Continuation of Administration
- Subtitle I: Independent Administration
- Subtitle J: Additional Matters Relating to the Administration of Certain Estates
- Subtitle K: Foreign Wills, Other Testamentary Instruments, and Fiduciaries
- Subtitle L: Payment of Estates into Treasury
- Subtitle P: Durable Powers of Attorney
- Title 3: Guardianship and Related Procedures
- Subtitle A: General Provisions
- Subtitle B: Scope, Jurisdiction, and Venue
- Subtitle C: Procedural Matters
- Subtitle D: Creation of Guardianship
- Subtitle E: Administration of Guardianship
- Subtitle F: Evaluation, Modification, or Termination of Guardianship
- Subtitle G: Special Types of Guardianships
- Subtitle H: Court-Authorized Trusts and Accounts
- Subtitle I: Other Special Proceedings and Substitutes for Guardianship
- Title 4: Digital Assets
Notable Titles, Chapters, and Statutes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Thomson Reuters. “Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes Annotated.” Thomson Reuters Westlaw. Accessed October 13, 2022.
- ^ BN, Librarian. "Guides: Probate : General Information". guides.sll.texas.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-22.