Tex. Estates Code § 452.003
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 452.003, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 452.003. ORDER OF APPOINTMENT; REQUIREMENTS.
Official statutory text
The order appointing a temporary administrator must:
(1) designate the appointee as "temporary administrator" of the decedent's estate;
(2) specify the period of the appointment, which may not exceed 180 days unless the appointment is made permanent under Section 452.008;
(3) define the powers given to the appointee; and
(4) set the amount of bond to be given by the appointee.
(1) designate the appointee as "temporary administrator" of the decedent's estate;
(2) specify the period of the appointment, which may not exceed 180 days unless the appointment is made permanent under Section 452.008;
(3) define the powers given to the appointee; and
(4) set the amount of bond to be given by the appointee.
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