Tex. Estates Code § 306.003
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 306.003, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 306.003. ORDER GRANTING LETTERS.
Official statutory text
When letters testamentary or of administration are granted, the court shall enter an order to that effect stating:
(1) the name of the decedent;
(2) the name of the person to whom the letters are granted;
(3) the amount of any required bond;
(4) the name of at least one but not more than three disinterested persons appointed to appraise the estate and return the appraisement to the court, if:
(A) any interested person applies to the court for the appointment of an appraiser; or
(B) the court considers an appraisement to be necessary; and
(5) that the clerk shall issue letters in accordance with the order when the person to whom the letters are granted has qualified according to law.
(1) the name of the decedent;
(2) the name of the person to whom the letters are granted;
(3) the amount of any required bond;
(4) the name of at least one but not more than three disinterested persons appointed to appraise the estate and return the appraisement to the court, if:
(A) any interested person applies to the court for the appointment of an appraiser; or
(B) the court considers an appraisement to be necessary; and
(5) that the clerk shall issue letters in accordance with the order when the person to whom the letters are granted has qualified according to law.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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