Texas Estates Code 252.2015 – Notice and Delivery of Will to Executor or Devisees
(a) On the deposit of a will under Section 252.201 that names an executor, the clerk of the court shall:
(1) notify the person named as executor in the manner prescribed by Section 252.104; and
(2) deliver, on request, the will to the person named as executor.
(b) On the deposit of a will under Section 252.201, the clerk of the court shall notify the devisees named in the will in the manner prescribed by Section 252.105(a) if:
(1) the will does not name an executor;
(2) the person named as executor in the will:
(A) has died; or
(B) fails to take the will before the 31st day after the date the notice required by Subsection (a) is mailed to the person; or
(3) the notice mailed to the person named as executor is returned as undelivered.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 252.2015
- 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 - Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Person: includes a natural person and a corporation. See Texas Estates Code 22.027
(c) On request, the clerk of the court shall deliver the will to any or all of the devisees notified under Subsection (b).