Texas § 151.001 EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS OR SAFE DEPOSIT BOX WITH COURT ORDER.

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§ 151.001 — EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS OR SAFE DEPOSIT BOX WITH COURT ORDER.

Texas § 151.001

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Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 151.001 (2026).

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Sec. 151.001. EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS OR SAFE DEPOSIT BOX WITH COURT ORDER.

(a)A judge of a court that has probate jurisdiction of a decedent's estate may order a person to permit a court representative named in the order to examine a decedent's documents or safe deposit box if it is shown to the judge that:

(1)the person may possess or control the documents or that the person leased the safe deposit box to the decedent; and

(2)the documents or safe deposit box may contain:

(A)a will of the decedent;

(B)a deed to a burial plot in which the decedent is to be buried; or

(C)an insurance policy issued in the decedent's name and payable to a beneficiary named in the policy.

(b)The court representative shall examine the decedent's documents or safe deposit box in the presence of:

(1)the

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Sec. 151.001. EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS OR SAFE DEPOSIT BOX WITH COURT ORDER. (a) A judge of a court that has probate jurisdiction of a decedent's estate may order a person to permit a court representative named in the order to examine a decedent's documents or safe deposit box if it is shown to the judge that:
(1) the person may possess or control the documents or that the person leased the safe deposit box to the decedent; and
(2) the documents or safe deposit box may contain:
(A) a will of the decedent;
(B) a deed to a burial plot in which the decedent is to be buried; or
(C) an insurance policy issued in the decedent's name and payable to a beneficiary named in the policy.
(b) The court representative shall examine the decedent's documents or safe deposit box in the presence of:
(1) the judge ordering the examination or an agent of the judge; and
(2) the person who has possession or control of the documents or who leased the safe deposit box or, if that person is a corporation, an officer of the corporation or an agent of an officer.