Tex. Estates Code § 351.102
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 351.102, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 351.102. POSSESSION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND RECORDS.
Official statutory text
(a) Immediately after receiving letters testamentary or of administration, the personal representative of an estate shall collect and take possession of the estate's personal property, record books, title papers, and other business papers.
(b) The personal representative shall deliver the property, books, and papers described by Subsection (a) that are in the representative's possession to the person or persons legally entitled to the property, books, and papers when:
(1) the administration of the estate is closed; or
(2) a successor personal representative receives letters testamentary or of administration.
(b) The personal representative shall deliver the property, books, and papers described by Subsection (a) that are in the representative's possession to the person or persons legally entitled to the property, books, and papers when:
(1) the administration of the estate is closed; or
(2) a successor personal representative receives letters testamentary or of administration.
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