Texas Estates Code 56.001 – Change of Resident Agent
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(a) A personal representative of an estate may change the representative’s resident agent to accept service of process in a probate proceeding or other action relating to the estate by filing with the court in which the probate proceeding is pending a statement titled “Designation of Successor Resident Agent” that states the names and addresses of:
(1) the representative;
(2) the resident agent; and
(3) the successor resident agent.
(b) The designation of a successor resident agent takes effect on the date a statement under Subsection (a) is filed with the court.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 56.001
- 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 - 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 - personal representative: include :
(1) an executor and independent executor;
(2) an administrator, independent administrator, and temporary administrator; and
(3) a successor to an executor or administrator listed in Subdivision (1) or (2). See Texas Estates Code 22.031 - Probate: Proving a will
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.