Tex. Estates Code § 258.001
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 258.001, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 258.001. CITATION ON APPLICATION FOR PROBATE OF WILL PRODUCED IN COURT.
Official statutory text
(a) On the filing with the clerk of an application for the probate of a written will produced in court, the clerk shall issue a citation to all parties interested in the estate.
(b) The citation required by Subsection (a) shall be served by posting and must state:
(1) that the application has been filed;
(2) the nature of the application;
(3) the testator's name;
(4) the applicant's name;
(5) the time when the court will act on the application; and
(6) that any person interested in the estate may appear at the time stated in the citation to contest the application.
(b) The citation required by Subsection (a) shall be served by posting and must state:
(1) that the application has been filed;
(2) the nature of the application;
(3) the testator's name;
(4) the applicant's name;
(5) the time when the court will act on the application; and
(6) that any person interested in the estate may appear at the time stated in the citation to contest the application.
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