Tex. Est. Code Section 454.002
Grant of Letters on Proof of Death

On application for the grant of letters testamentary or of administration for the estate of a person presumed to be dead, the court shall grant the letters if the death of the person is proved by circumstantial evidence to the court’s satisfaction.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.

Source: Section 454.002 — Grant of Letters on Proof of Death, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­454.­htm#454.­002 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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