Tex. Est. Code Section 362.013
Discharge of Personal Representative When Estate Fully Administered

The court shall enter an order discharging a personal representative from the representative’s trust and declaring the estate closed when:

(1)

the representative has fully administered the estate in accordance with this title and the court’s orders;

(2)

the representative’s account for final settlement has been approved; and

(3)

the representative has:

(A)

delivered all of the estate remaining in the representative’s possession to the person or persons entitled to receive that part of the estate; and

(B)

with respect to the portion of the estate distributable to an unknown or missing person, complied with an order of the court under Section 362.011 (Partition and Distribution of Estate; Deposit in Court’s Registry).
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. 49, eff. January 1, 2014.

Source: Section 362.013 — Discharge of Personal Representative When Estate Fully Administered, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­362.­htm#362.­013 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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