Estates Code § 361.054

Sec. 361.054. REMOVAL AND REINSTATEMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. (a) The court may remove a personal representative under Section 361.051(6) only on the presentation of clear and convincing evidence given under oath. (b) Not later than the 10th day after the date the court signs the order of removal, a personal representative who is removed under Section 361.051(6) may file an application with the court for a hearing to determine whether the representative should be reinstated. (c) On the filing of an application under Subsection (b), the court clerk shall issue to the applicant and to the successor representative of the decedent's estate a notice stating: (1) that an application for reinstatement has been filed; (2) the name of the decedent from whose estate the applicant was removed as personal representative; and (3) the name of the applicant for reinstatement. (d) The notice required by Subsection (c) must cite all persons interested in the estate to appear at the time and place stated in the notice if the persons wish to contest the application. (e) If, at the conclusion of a hearing under this section, the court is satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that the personal representative applying for reinstatement did not engage in the conduct that directly led to the applicant's removal, the court shall: (1) set aside any order appointing a successor representative; and (2) enter an order reinstating the applicant as personal representative of the estate. (f) If the court sets aside the appointment of a successor representative under this section, the court may require the successor representative to prepare and file, under oath, an accounting of the estate and to detail the disposition the successor has made of the estate property. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014. SUBCHAPTER C. APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR REPRESENTATIVE