Texas Estates Code 1162.003 – Notice of Application for Establishment of Estate or Other Transfer Plan
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Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 1162.003
- Court: means and includes:
(1) a county court in the exercise of its probate jurisdiction;
(2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise original probate jurisdiction; and
(3) a district court exercising original probate jurisdiction in a contested matter. See Texas Estates Code 22.007 - Estate: means a decedent's property, as that property:
(1) exists originally and as the property changes in form by sale, reinvestment, or otherwise;
(2) is augmented by any accretions and other additions to the property, including any property to be distributed to the decedent's representative by the trustee of a trust that terminates on the decedent's death, and substitutions for the property; and
(3) is diminished by any decreases in or distributions from the property. See Texas Estates Code 22.012 - Person: includes a natural person and a corporation. See Texas Estates Code 22.027
- Qualified delivery method: means delivery by:
(1) hand delivery by courier, with courier's proof of delivery receipt;
(2) certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, with return receipt; or
(3) a private delivery service designated as a designated delivery service by the United States Secretary of the Treasury under Section 7502(f)(2), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, with proof of delivery receipt. See Texas Estates Code 22.0295 - Ward: means a person for whom a guardian has been appointed. See Texas Estates Code 22.033
A person who makes an application to the court under § 1162.001 shall send notice of the application by a qualified delivery method to:
(1) all devisees under a will, trust, or other beneficial instrument relating to the ward‘s estate;
(2) the ward’s spouse;
(3) the ward’s dependents; and
(4) any other person as directed by the court.