Estates Code § 452.006

Sec. 452.006. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT. (a) On the date the county clerk issues letters of temporary administration: (1) the county clerk shall post on the courthouse door a notice of the appointment to all interested persons; and (2) the appointee shall notify, by a qualified delivery method, the decedent's known heirs of the appointment. (b) A notice required under Subsection (a) must state that: (1) an heir or other interested person may request a hearing to contest the appointment not later than the 15th day after the date the letters of temporary administration are issued; (2) if no contest is made during the period specified by the notice, the appointment continues for the period specified in the order appointing a temporary administrator; and (3) the court may make the appointment permanent. (c) Not later than the seventh day after the date letters of temporary administration are issued, the appointee shall file with the court proof of service of the notice required under Subsection (a) in the manner provided by Section 51.103(b)(3). Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 521 (S.B. 626), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 576 (S.B. 615), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1373), Sec. 38, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 438 (H.B. 3421), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 831 (S.B. 1448), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2025.