Texas Estates Code 360.154 – Commissioners’ Report
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(a) After dividing all or any part of the estate, at least a majority of the commissioners shall make a written, sworn report to the court that:
(1) states the property divided by the commissioners; and
(2) describes in particular the property allotted to each distributee and the value of that property.
(b) If real estate was divided, the report must also contain a general plat of the land with:
(1) the division lines plainly set down; and
(2) the number of acres in each share.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 360.154
- 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 - Distributee: means a person who is entitled to a part of the estate of a decedent under a lawful will or the statutes of descent and distribution. See Texas Estates Code 22.010
- Estate: means a decedent's property, as that property:
(1) exists originally and as the property changes in form by sale, reinvestment, or otherwise;
(2) is augmented by any accretions and other additions to the property, including any property to be distributed to the decedent's representative by the trustee of a trust that terminates on the decedent's death, and substitutions for the property; and
(3) is diminished by any decreases in or distributions from the property. See Texas Estates Code 22.012 - Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- sworn: includes affirm or affirmed. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005