Tex. Estates Code § 252.052
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 252.052, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 252.052. SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT; EXCEPTION.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), on delivery of a will to the testator or a person authorized by the testator under Section 252.051, the certificate of deposit issued for the will must be surrendered by the person to whom delivery of the will is made.
(b) A county clerk may instead accept and file an affidavit by the testator stating that the certificate of deposit issued for the will has been lost, stolen, or destroyed.
(b) A county clerk may instead accept and file an affidavit by the testator stating that the certificate of deposit issued for the will has been lost, stolen, or destroyed.
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