Tex. Estates Code § 1153.003
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1153.003, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1153.003. REQUIRED NOTICE TO CERTAIN CLAIMANTS.
Official statutory text
(a) Within four months after receiving letters of guardianship, the guardian of an estate shall give notice of the issuance of the letters to each person who has a claim for money against the ward's estate:
(1) that is secured by a deed of trust, mortgage, or vendor's, mechanic's, or other contractor's lien on real estate belonging to the estate; or
(2) about which the guardian has actual knowledge.
(b) Notice provided under this section must be:
(1) sent by a qualified delivery method; and
(2) addressed to the record holder of the claim at the record holder's last known post office address.
(c) The following shall be filed in the court from which the letters of guardianship were issued:
(1) a copy of each notice required by Subsection (a)(1) with the return receipt or other proof of delivery, if available; and
(2) the guardian's affidavit stating:
(A) that the notice was sent as required by law; and
(B) the name of the person to whom the notice was sent, if that name is not shown on the notice or receipt.
(1) that is secured by a deed of trust, mortgage, or vendor's, mechanic's, or other contractor's lien on real estate belonging to the estate; or
(2) about which the guardian has actual knowledge.
(b) Notice provided under this section must be:
(1) sent by a qualified delivery method; and
(2) addressed to the record holder of the claim at the record holder's last known post office address.
(c) The following shall be filed in the court from which the letters of guardianship were issued:
(1) a copy of each notice required by Subsection (a)(1) with the return receipt or other proof of delivery, if available; and
(2) the guardian's affidavit stating:
(A) that the notice was sent as required by law; and
(B) the name of the person to whom the notice was sent, if that name is not shown on the notice or receipt.
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