Tex.
Est. Code Section 205.002
Affidavit Requirements
(a)
An affidavit filed under Section 205.001 (Entitlement to Estate Without Appointment of Personal Representative) must:(1)
be sworn to by:(A)
two disinterested witnesses;(B)
each distributee of the estate who has legal capacity; and(C)
if warranted by the facts, the natural guardian or next of kin of any minor distributee or the guardian of any other incapacitated distributee;(2)
show the existence of the conditions prescribed by Sections 205.001 (Entitlement to Estate Without Appointment of Personal Representative)(1), (2), and (3); and(3)
include:(A)
a list of all known estate assets and liabilities;(B)
the name and address of each distributee; and(C)
the relevant family history facts concerning heirship that show each distributee’s right to receive estate money or other property or to have any evidence of money, property, or other right of the estate as is determined to exist transferred to the distributee as an heir or assignee.(b)
A list of all known estate assets under Subsection (a)(3)(A) must indicate which assets the applicant claims are exempt.
Source:
Section 205.002 — Affidavit Requirements, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.205.htm#205.002 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
