§ 306.001 Granting of Letters Testamentary
§ 306.002 Granting of Letters of Administration
§ 306.003 Order Granting Letters
§ 306.004 Issuance of Original Letters
§ 306.005 Form and Content of Letters
§ 306.006 Replacement and Other Additional Letters
§ 306.007 Effect of Letters or Certificate
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Terms Used In Texas Estates Code Chapter 306 - Granting and

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • 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
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005