Tex. Estates Code § 356.252
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 356.252, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 356.252. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.
Official statutory text
An application for the sale of real estate must:
(1) be in writing;
(2) describe:
(A) the real estate sought to be sold; or
(B) the interest in or part of the real estate sought to be sold; and
(3) be accompanied by an exhibit, verified by an affidavit, showing:
(A) the estate's condition fully and in detail;
(B) the charges and claims that have been approved or established by suit or that have been rejected and may yet be established;
(C) the amount of each claim described by Paragraph (B);
(D) the estate property remaining on hand that is liable for the payment of the claims described by Paragraph (B); and
(E) any other facts showing the necessity for or advisability of the sale.
(1) be in writing;
(2) describe:
(A) the real estate sought to be sold; or
(B) the interest in or part of the real estate sought to be sold; and
(3) be accompanied by an exhibit, verified by an affidavit, showing:
(A) the estate's condition fully and in detail;
(B) the charges and claims that have been approved or established by suit or that have been rejected and may yet be established;
(C) the amount of each claim described by Paragraph (B);
(D) the estate property remaining on hand that is liable for the payment of the claims described by Paragraph (B); and
(E) any other facts showing the necessity for or advisability of the sale.
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