Texas Probate Code - Section 36B. Examination Of Documents Or Safe Deposit Box With Court Order
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§ 36B. EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS OR SAFE DEPOSIT BOX WITH
COURT ORDER. (a) A judge of a court having probate jurisdiction of
a decedent's estate may order a person to permit a court
representative named in the order to examine a decedent's documents
or safe deposit box if it is shown to the judge that:
(1) the person may possess or control the documents or that
the person leased the safe deposit box to the decedent; and
(2) the documents or safe deposit box may contain a will of
the decedent, a deed to a burial plot in which the decedent is to be
buried, or an insurance policy issued in the decedent's name and
payable to a beneficiary named in the policy.
(b) The court representative shall examine the decedent's
documents or safe deposit box in the presence of:
(1) the judge ordering the examination or an agent of the
judge; and
(2) the person who has possession or control of the
documents or who leased the safe deposit box or, if the person is a
corporation, an officer of the corporation or an agent of an
officer.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 193, ch. 17, art. 3, §
1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Section: 31 32 33 34 34A 35 36 36B 36C 36D 36E 36F 37 37A 37B
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