Tex. Estates Code § 351.106
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 351.106, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 351.106. DIGITAL ASSETS.
Official statutory text
A personal representative of a decedent's estate may apply for and obtain a court order, either at the time the personal representative is appointed or at any time before the administration of the estate is closed, that:
(1) directs disclosure of the content of electronic communications of the decedent to the personal representative as provided by Section 2001.101 and that contains any court finding described by Section 2001.101(b)(3);
(2) with respect to a catalog of electronic communications sent or received by the decedent and other digital assets of the decedent, other than the content of an electronic communication, contains any court finding described by Section 2001.102(b)(4); or
(3) directs under Section 2001.231 a custodian to comply with a request to disclose digital assets under Chapter 2001.
(1) directs disclosure of the content of electronic communications of the decedent to the personal representative as provided by Section 2001.101 and that contains any court finding described by Section 2001.101(b)(3);
(2) with respect to a catalog of electronic communications sent or received by the decedent and other digital assets of the decedent, other than the content of an electronic communication, contains any court finding described by Section 2001.102(b)(4); or
(3) directs under Section 2001.231 a custodian to comply with a request to disclose digital assets under Chapter 2001.
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