Texas § ES.52.052 - CASE FILES
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§ ES.52.052. CASE FILES
CASE FILES. (a) The county clerk shall maintain a case file for the estate of each decedent for which a probate proceeding has been filed. (b) Each case file must contain each order, judgment, and proceeding of the court and any other probate filing with the court, including each: (1) application for the probate of a will; (2) application for the granting of administration; (3) citation and notice, whether published or posted, including the return on the citation or notice; (4) will and the testimony on which the will is admitted to probate; (5) bond and official oath; (6) inventory, appraisement, and list of claims; (6-a) affidavit in lieu of the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims; (7) exhibit and account; (8) report of renting; (9) application for sale or partition of real estate; (10) report of sale; (11) report of the commissioners of partition; (12) application for authority to execute a lease for mineral development, or for pooling or unitization of lands, royalty, or other interest in minerals, or to lend or invest money; and (13) report of lending or investing money. (c) Only the substance of a deposition must be recorded under Subsection (b)(4). Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 , Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198 ), Sec. 2.05, eff. January 1, 2014.
Frequently Asked Questions About Texas § ES.52.052
What does The Texas Constitution § ES.52.052 cover?
Section ES.52.052 ("CASE FILES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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