Texas Estates Code Title 2, Chapter 205 - Small Estate Affidavit
- Texas Section 205.001 - Entitlement To Estate Without Appointment Of Personal Representative
The distributees of the estate of a decedent who dies intestate are entitled to the decedent's estate without waiting for the appointment of a personal...
- Texas Section 205.002 - Affidavit Requirements
(a) An affidavit filed under Section 205.001 must: (1) be sworn to by: (A) two disinterested witnesses; (B) each distributee of the estate who has...
- Texas Section 205.003 - Examination And Approval Of Affidavit
The judge shall examine an affidavit filed under Section 205.001. The judge may approve the affidavit if the judge determines that the affidavit conforms to...
- Texas Section 205.004 - Copy Of Affidavit To Certain Persons
The distributees of the estate shall provide a copy of the affidavit under this chapter, certified by the court clerk, to each person who: (1)...
- Texas Section 205.005 - Affidavit As Local Government Record
(a) If the judge approves an affidavit under Section 205.003, the affidavit shall be maintained as a local government record under Subtitle C, Title 6,...
- Texas Section 205.006 - Title To Homestead Transferred Under Affidavit
(a) If a decedent's homestead is the only real property in the decedent's estate, title to the homestead may be transferred under an affidavit that...
- Texas Section 205.007 - Liability Of Certain Persons
(a) A person making a payment, delivery, transfer, or issuance under an affidavit described by this chapter is released to the same extent as if...
- Texas Section 205.008 - Effect Of Chapter
(a) This chapter does not affect the disposition of property under a will or other testamentary document. (b) Except as provided by Section 205.006, this...
- Texas Section 205.009 - Construction Of Certain References
A reference in this chapter to "homestead" or "exempt property" means only a homestead or other exempt property that would be eligible to be set...
Last modified: September 28, 2016