Tex. Estates Code § 402.002
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 402.002, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 402.002. INDEPENDENT EXECUTORS MAY ACT WITHOUT COURT APPROVAL.
Official statutory text
Unless this title specifically provides otherwise, any action that a personal representative subject to court supervision may take with or without a court order may be taken by an independent executor without a court order. The other provisions of this subtitle are designed to provide additional guidance regarding independent administrations in specified situations, and are not designed to limit by omission or otherwise the application of the general principles set forth in this chapter.
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