Tex. Estates Code § 404.0036
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 404.0036, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 404.0036. REMOVAL ORDER.
Official statutory text
(a) The order of removal of an independent executor shall state the cause of removal and shall direct by order the disposition of the assets remaining in the name or under the control of the removed independent executor. The order of removal shall require that letters issued to the removed independent executor shall be surrendered and that all letters shall be canceled of record.
(b) If an independent executor is removed by the court under Section 404.003 or 404.0035, the court may, on application, appoint a successor independent administrator as provided by Section 404.005.
(b) If an independent executor is removed by the court under Section 404.003 or 404.0035, the court may, on application, appoint a successor independent administrator as provided by Section 404.005.
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