Texas § ES.551.005 - COMPTROLLER INDISPENSABLE PARTY
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§ ES.551.005. COMPTROLLER INDISPENSABLE PARTY
COMPTROLLER INDISPENSABLE PARTY. (a) The comptroller is an indispensable party to a judicial or administrative proceeding concerning the disposition and handling of any share of an estate that is or may be payable to the comptroller under Section 551.001 . (b) The clerk of a court that orders an executor or administrator to pay funds to the comptroller under Section 551.001 shall provide to the comptroller, by a qualified delivery method or e-mail, a certified copy of the court order not later than the fifth day after the date the order is issued. 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. 52 (H.B. 1514 ), Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1373 ), Sec. 47, eff. September 1, 2023.
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Section ES.551.005 ("COMPTROLLER INDISPENSABLE PARTY") 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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