(a) When an application to resign as personal representative is filed under § 361.001, supported by the exhibit and final account required under that section, the court clerk shall bring the application to the judge‘s attention and the judge shall set a date for a hearing on the matter.
(b) After a hearing is set under Subsection (a), the clerk shall issue a citation to all interested persons, showing:
(1) that an application that complies with § 361.001 has been filed; and
(2) the time and place set for the hearing at which the interested persons may appear and contest the exhibit and final account supporting the application.

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Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 361.003

  • 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
  • Judge: means the presiding judge of any court having original jurisdiction over probate proceedings, regardless of whether the court is:
    (1) a county court in the exercise of its probate jurisdiction;
    (2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise probate jurisdiction; or
    (3) a district court exercising probate jurisdiction in a contested matter. See Texas Estates Code 22.019
  • personal representative: include :
    (1) an executor and independent executor;
    (2) an administrator, independent administrator, and temporary administrator; and
    (3) a successor to an executor or administrator listed in Subdivision (1) or (2). See Texas Estates Code 22.031

(c) Unless the court directs that the citation under Subsection (b) be published, the citation must be posted.