2025 Texas Statutes
Estates Code
Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney
Subtitle D - Proceedings Before Administration of Estate
Chapter 151 - Examination of Documents and Safe Deposit Boxes
Section 151.002. Delivery of Document With Court Order
Sec. 151.002. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENT WITH COURT ORDER. (a) A judge who orders an examination of a decedent's documents or safe deposit box under Section 151.001 may order the person who possesses or controls the documents or who leases the safe deposit box to permit the court representative to take possession of a document described by Section 151.001(a)(2).
(b) The court representative shall deliver:
(1) a will to the clerk of a court that:
(A) has probate jurisdiction; and
(B) is located in the same county as the court of the judge who ordered the examination under Section 151.001;
(2) a burial plot deed to the person designated by the judge in the order for the examination; or
(3) an insurance policy to a beneficiary named in the policy.
(c) A court clerk to whom a will is delivered under Subsection (b) shall issue a receipt for the will to the court representative.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
