Texas § 257.053 ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS WHEN NO WILL IS PRODUCED.

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§ 257.053 — ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS WHEN NO WILL IS PRODUCED.

Texas § 257.053

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Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 257.053 (2026).

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Sec. 257.053. ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS WHEN NO WILL IS PRODUCED. In addition to the requirements for an application under Section 257.051 , if an applicant for the probate of a will as a muniment of title cannot produce the will in court, the application must state:

(1)the reason the will cannot be produced;

(2)the contents of the will, to the extent known; and

(3)the name and address, if known, whether the person is an adult or minor, and the relationship to the testator, if any, of:

(A)each devisee;

(B)each person who would inherit as an heir of the testator in the absence of a valid will; and

(C)in the case of partial intestacy, each heir of the testator.

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Sec. 257.053. ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS WHEN NO WILL IS PRODUCED. In addition to the requirements for an application under Section 257.051 , if an applicant for the probate of a will as a muniment of title cannot produce the will in court, the application must state:
(1) the reason the will cannot be produced;
(2) the contents of the will, to the extent known; and
(3) the name and address, if known, whether the person is an adult or minor, and the relationship to the testator, if any, of:
(A) each devisee;
(B) each person who would inherit as an heir of the testator in the absence of a valid will; and
(C) in the case of partial intestacy, each heir of the testator.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502 ), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912 ), Sec. 33, eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995 ), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2015.