Tex. Estates Code § 305.055
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 305.055, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 305.055. FILING AND RECORDING OF OATH OR DECLARATION.
Official statutory text
An oath or declaration shall be:
(1) filed with the clerk of the court granting the letters testamentary or of administration, as applicable; and
(2) recorded in the judge's probate docket.
(1) filed with the clerk of the court granting the letters testamentary or of administration, as applicable; and
(2) recorded in the judge's probate docket.
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