Tex. Estates Code § 455.004
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 455.004, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 455.004. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Official statutory text
(a) On receipt of notice of a decedent for whose estate a personal representative has not been appointed and who has no known or suitable next of kin, the public probate administrator shall take prompt possession or control of the decedent's property located in the county that:
(1) is considered by the public probate administrator to be subject to loss, injury, waste, or misappropriation; or
(2) the court orders into the possession and control of the public probate administrator after notice to the public probate administrator.
(b) The public probate administrator is responsible for determining if the decedent has any heirs or a will and, if necessary, shall make burial arrangements with the appropriate county facility in charge of indigent burial if there are no known personal representatives.
(c) If the public probate administrator determines the decedent executed a will, the administrator shall file the will with the county clerk.
(d) The public probate administrator has all of the powers and duties of an administrator under this title.
(e) The public probate administrator may dispose of any unclaimed property by public auction or private sale, or donation to a charity, if appropriate.
(f) The statutory probate court judge or commissioners court may request accountings in addition to accountings otherwise required by this title.
(1) is considered by the public probate administrator to be subject to loss, injury, waste, or misappropriation; or
(2) the court orders into the possession and control of the public probate administrator after notice to the public probate administrator.
(b) The public probate administrator is responsible for determining if the decedent has any heirs or a will and, if necessary, shall make burial arrangements with the appropriate county facility in charge of indigent burial if there are no known personal representatives.
(c) If the public probate administrator determines the decedent executed a will, the administrator shall file the will with the county clerk.
(d) The public probate administrator has all of the powers and duties of an administrator under this title.
(e) The public probate administrator may dispose of any unclaimed property by public auction or private sale, or donation to a charity, if appropriate.
(f) The statutory probate court judge or commissioners court may request accountings in addition to accountings otherwise required by this title.
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