{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-202.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 202.002","heading":"CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP IS AUTHORIZED.","body":"A court may conduct a proceeding to declare heirship when:\n(1) a person dies intestate owning or entitled to property in this state and there has been no administration in this state of the person's estate;\n(2) there has been a will probated in this state or elsewhere or an administration in this state of a decedent's estate, but:\n(A) property in this state was omitted from the will or administration; or\n(B) no final disposition of property in this state has been made in the administration; or\n(3) it is necessary for the trustee of a trust holding assets for the benefit of a decedent to determine the heirs of the decedent.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.19, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE E. INTESTATE SUCCESSION","CHAPTER 202. DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP","SUBCHAPTER A. AUTHORIZATION AND PROCEDURES FOR COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.202.htm#202.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"eed938668b76b7c3a9fc70ffa44ef528541b8e7fd3ac74ea111c756af52c8af2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-202.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-202.0025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}