Texas Estates Code 452.006 – Notice of Appointment
(a) On the date the county clerk issues letters of temporary administration:
(1) the county clerk shall post on the courthouse door a notice of the appointment to all interested persons; and
(2) the appointee shall notify, by a qualified delivery method, the decedent‘s known heirs of the appointment.
(b) A notice required under Subsection (a) must state that:
(1) an heir or other interested person may request a hearing to contest the appointment not later than the 15th day after the date the letters of temporary administration are issued;
(2) if no contest is made during the period specified by the notice, the appointment continues for the period specified in the order appointing a temporary administrator; and
(3) the court may make the appointment permanent.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 452.006
- 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 - Decedent: A deceased person.
- Heir: means a person who is entitled under the statutes of descent and distribution to a part of the estate of a decedent who dies intestate. See Texas Estates Code 22.015
- 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
(c) The appointee shall file with the court proof of service of the notice required under Subsection (a) in the manner provided by § 51.103(b)(3).