Tex. Estates Code § 362.013
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 362.013, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 362.013. DISCHARGE OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND BOND SURETIES WHEN ESTATE FULLY ADMINISTERED; CANCELLATION OF LETTERS.
Official statutory text
The court shall enter an order specifying the actions described by Sections 362.012(1), (2), and (3) and declaring the estate closed when:
(1) the representative has fully administered the estate in accordance with this title and the court's orders;
(2) the representative's account for final settlement has been approved; and
(3) the representative has:
(A) delivered all of the estate remaining in the representative's possession to the person or persons entitled to receive that part of the estate; and
(B) with respect to the portion of the estate distributable to an unknown or missing person, complied with an order of the court under Section 362.011.
(1) the representative has fully administered the estate in accordance with this title and the court's orders;
(2) the representative's account for final settlement has been approved; and
(3) the representative has:
(A) delivered all of the estate remaining in the representative's possession to the person or persons entitled to receive that part of the estate; and
(B) with respect to the portion of the estate distributable to an unknown or missing person, complied with an order of the court under Section 362.011.
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