Texas § 362.012 DISCHARGE OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND BOND SURETIES WHEN NO ESTATE PROPERTY REMAINS; CANCELLATION OF LETTERS.

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§ 362.012 — DISCHARGE OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND BOND SURETIES WHEN NO ESTATE PROPERTY REMAINS; CANCELLATION OF LETTERS.

Texas § 362.012

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Bluebook

Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 362.012 (2026).

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Sec. 362.012. DISCHARGE OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND BOND SURETIES WHEN NO ESTATE PROPERTY REMAINS; CANCELLATION OF LETTERS. If, on final settlement of the estate, none of the estate remains in the representative's possession, the court shall enter an order:

(1)discharging a personal representative from the representative's trust;

(2)canceling the letters issued to the personal representative;

(3)discharging and releasing the sureties on the personal representative's bond, if applicable; and

(4)closing the estate.

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Sec. 362.012. DISCHARGE OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND BOND SURETIES WHEN NO ESTATE PROPERTY REMAINS; CANCELLATION OF LETTERS. If, on final settlement of the estate, none of the estate remains in the representative's possession, the court shall enter an order:
(1) discharging a personal representative from the representative's trust;
(2) canceling the letters issued to the personal representative;
(3) discharging and releasing the sureties on the personal representative's bond, if applicable; and
(4) closing the estate.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502 ), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 818 (S.B. 1335 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.