Tex. Est. Code Section 455.009
Small Estate Affidavit

(a)

If gross assets of an estate do not exceed the maximum amount authorized for a small estate affidavit under Section 205.001 (Entitlement to Estate Without Appointment of Personal Representative), the public probate administrator may file an affidavit that complies with Chapter 205 (Small Estate Affidavit) for approval by the statutory probate court judge.

(a-1)

The public probate administrator may file the affidavit as provided by Subsection (a) after the public probate administrator has acted under Section 455.007 (Access to Information) or 455.008 (Small Estates).

(b)

If the statutory probate court judge approves the affidavit, the affidavit:

(1)

must be maintained or recorded as provided by Section 205.005 (Affidavit as Local Government Record); and

(2)

has the effect described by Section 205.007 (Liability of Certain Persons).
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 671 (H.B. 1755), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1141 (H.B. 2782), Sec. 43, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 455.009 — Small Estate Affidavit, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­455.­htm#455.­009 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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