Texas Estates Code Title 2, Chapter 452 - Temporary Administration Of Estates

SUBCHAPTER A APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR GENERALLY

• Texas Section 452.001 - Duty To Appoint Temporary Administrator
  A judge who determines that the interest of a decedent's estate requires the immediate appointment of a personal representative shall, by written order, appoint a...
• Texas Section 452.002 - Application For Appointment
  (a) A person may file with the court clerk a written application for the appointment of a temporary administrator of a decedent's estate under this...
• Texas Section 452.003 - Order Of Appointment; Requirements
  The order appointing a temporary administrator must: (1) designate the appointee as "temporary administrator" of the decedent's estate; (2) specify the period of the appointment,...
• Texas Section 452.004 - Temporary Administrator's Bond
  (a) In this section, "business day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday recognized by this state. (b) Not later than the...
• Texas Section 452.005 - Issuance Of Letters Of Temporary Administration
  Not later than the third day after the date an appointee qualifies as temporary administrator, the county clerk shall issue to the appointee letters of...
• Texas Section 452.006 - Notice Of Appointment
  (a) On the date the county clerk issues letters of temporary administration: (1) the county clerk shall post on the courthouse door a notice of...
• Texas Section 452.007 - Hearing To Contest Appointment
  (a) A hearing shall be held and a determination made not later than the 10th day after the date an heir or other interested person...

SUBCHAPTER B TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATION PENDING CONTEST OF A WILL OR ADMINISTRATION

• Texas Section 452.008 - Permanent Appointment
  At the end of a temporary administrator's period of appointment, the court by written order may make the appointment permanent if the permanent appointment is...
• Texas Section 452.051 - Appointment Of Temporary Administrator
  (a) If a contest related to probating a will or granting letters testamentary or of administration is pending, the court may appoint a temporary administrator,...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES OF TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR

• Texas Section 452.052 - Additional Powers Regarding Claims
  (a) A court that grants temporary administration pending a will contest or a contest on an application for letters of administration may, at any time...
• Texas Section 452.101 - Limited Powers Of Temporary Administrator
  (a) A temporary administrator may exercise only the rights and powers: (1) specifically expressed in the court's order appointing the temporary administrator; or (2) expressed...

SUBCHAPTER D EXPIRATION AND CLOSING OF TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATION

• Texas Section 452.102 - Additional Bond For Extension Of Rights And Powers
  A court that extends the rights and powers of a temporary administrator in an order subsequent to the order appointing the temporary administrator may require...
• Texas Section 452.151 - Accounting
  At the expiration of a temporary appointment, the temporary administrator shall file with the court clerk: (1) a sworn list of all estate property that...
• Texas Section 452.152 - Closing Temporary Administration
  (a) The court shall act on the list, return, exhibit, and account filed under Section 452.151. (b) When letters of temporary administration expire or become...

Last modified: September 28, 2016