Tex. Estates Code § 252.003
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 252.003, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 252.003. NUMBERING OF FILED WILLS AND CORRESPONDING CERTIFICATES.
Official statutory text
(a) A county clerk shall number wills deposited with the clerk in consecutive order.
(b) A certificate of deposit issued under Section 252.001(c) on receipt of a will must bear the same number as the will for which the certificate is issued.
(b) A certificate of deposit issued under Section 252.001(c) on receipt of a will must bear the same number as the will for which the certificate is issued.
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