(a) The order of removal of an independent executor shall state the cause of removal and shall direct by order the disposition of the assets remaining in the name or under the control of the removed independent executor. The order of removal shall require that letters issued to the removed independent executor shall be surrendered and that all letters shall be canceled of record.
(b) If an independent executor is removed by the court under § 404.003 or 404.0035, the court may, on application, appoint a successor independent administrator as provided by § 404.005.

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Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 404.0036

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • 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
  • Independent executor: means the personal representative of an estate under independent administration as provided by Chapter 401 and § 402. See Texas Estates Code 22.017
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