Tex. Est. Code Section 202.054
Personal Service of Citation May Be Required

(a)

The court may require that service of citation in a proceeding to declare heirship be made by personal service on some or all of those named as distributees in the application filed under Section 202.005 (Application for Proceeding to Declare Heirship).

(b)

If a distributee to be cited under Subsection (a) is absent from or is not a resident of this state, any disinterested person competent to make an oath that the citation was served may serve the citation.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 521 (S.B. 626), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 576 (S.B. 615), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.

Source: Section 202.054 — Personal Service of Citation May Be Required, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­202.­htm#202.­054 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

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