Tex. Estates Code § 405.005
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 405.005, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 405.005. CLOSING REPORT.
Official statutory text
An independent executor may file a closing report verified by affidavit that:
(1) shows:
(A) the property of the estate that came into the independent executor's possession;
(B) the debts that have been paid;
(C) the debts, if any, still owing by the estate;
(D) the property of the estate, if any, remaining on hand after payment of debts; and
(E) the names and addresses of the distributees to whom the property of the estate, if any, remaining on hand after payment of debts has been distributed; and
(2) includes signed receipts or other proof of delivery of property to the distributees named in the closing report if the closing report reflects that there was property remaining on hand after payment of debts.
(1) shows:
(A) the property of the estate that came into the independent executor's possession;
(B) the debts that have been paid;
(C) the debts, if any, still owing by the estate;
(D) the property of the estate, if any, remaining on hand after payment of debts; and
(E) the names and addresses of the distributees to whom the property of the estate, if any, remaining on hand after payment of debts has been distributed; and
(2) includes signed receipts or other proof of delivery of property to the distributees named in the closing report if the closing report reflects that there was property remaining on hand after payment of debts.
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