Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 1302.004

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • 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
  • Person: includes a natural person and a corporation. See Texas Estates Code 22.027
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005

If the court finds that it is in the best interests of a person who is the subject of an application under Section 1302.002, the court may order:
(1) the establishment of a subaccount of which the person is the beneficiary; and
(2) the transfer to the subaccount of any of the person’s property on hand or accruing to the person.