Estates Code § 152.001

Sec. 152.001. APPLICATION AUTHORIZED. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a person qualified to serve as an administrator under Section 304.001 may file an application requesting emergency intervention by a court exercising probate jurisdiction to provide for: (1) the payment or reimbursement of the decedent's funeral and burial expenses; or (2) the protection and storage of personal property owned by the decedent that, on the date of the decedent's death, was located in accommodations rented by the decedent. (b) An applicant may file an application under this section only if: (1) an application or affidavit has not been filed and is not pending under Section 256.052, 256.054, or 301.052 or Chapter 205 or 401; and (2) the applicant needs to: (A) obtain funds for the payment or reimbursement of the decedent's funeral and burial expenses; or (B) gain access to accommodations rented by the decedent that contain the decedent's personal property and the applicant has been denied access to those accommodations. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 6.010, eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 13.001, eff. September 1, 2023.