{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-202.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 202.004","heading":"PERSONS WHO MAY COMMENCE PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP.","body":"A proceeding to declare heirship of a decedent may be commenced and maintained under a circumstance specified by Section 202.002 by:\n(1) the personal representative of the decedent's estate;\n(2) a person claiming to be a creditor or the owner of all or part of the decedent's estate;\n(3) if the decedent was a ward with respect to whom a guardian of the estate had been appointed, the guardian of the estate, provided that the proceeding is commenced and maintained in the probate court in which the proceedings for the guardianship of the estate were pending at the time of the decedent's death;\n(4) a party seeking the appointment of an independent administrator under Section 401.003; or\n(5) the trustee of a trust holding assets for the benefit of a 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. 2.20, eff. January 1, 2014.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 14, 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#202.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"3f2131fdbcb01dab9712319cf6aa562c6f49081946a57ea09d744b424076785f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-202.0025","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-202.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}