Texas Estates Code 306.005 – Form and Content of Letters
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Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 306.005
- Court: means and includes:
(1) a county court in the exercise of its probate jurisdiction;
(2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise original probate jurisdiction; and
(3) a district court exercising original probate jurisdiction in a contested matter. See Texas Estates Code 22.007 - Decedent: A deceased person.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
Letters testamentary or of administration shall be in the form of a certificate of the clerk of the court granting the letters, attested by the court’s seal, that states:
(1) the executor or administrator, as applicable, has qualified as executor or administrator in the manner required by law;
(2) the date of the qualification; and
(3) the name of the decedent.