Tex. Estates Code § 1162.003
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1162.003, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1162.003. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF ESTATE OR OTHER TRANSFER PLAN.
Official statutory text
A person who makes an application to the court under Section 1162.001 shall send notice of the application by a qualified delivery method to:
(1) all devisees under a will, trust, or other beneficial instrument relating to the ward's estate;
(2) the ward's spouse;
(3) the ward's dependents; and
(4) any other person as directed by the court.
(1) all devisees under a will, trust, or other beneficial instrument relating to the ward's estate;
(2) the ward's spouse;
(3) the ward's dependents; and
(4) any other person as directed by the court.
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