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.