Sec. 301.051. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR LETTERS. An executor named in a will, an independent administrator designated by all of the distributees of the decedent under Section 401.002(b) or 401.003, or an interested person may file an application with the court for:
(1) the appointment of the executor named in the will; or
(2) the appointment of an administrator, if:
(A) there is a will, but:
(i) no executor is named in the will; or
(ii) the executor named in the will is disqualified, refuses to serve, is dead, or resigns; or
(B) there is no will.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2015.
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