{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-252.204","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 252.204","heading":"DAMAGES.","body":"(a) A person who refuses to deliver a will or papers described by Section 252.202 is liable to any person aggrieved by the refusal for all damages sustained as a result of the refusal.\n(b) Damages may be recovered under this section in any court of competent jurisdiction.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE F. WILLS","CHAPTER 252. SAFEKEEPING AND CUSTODY OF WILLS","SUBCHAPTER E. DUTY AND LIABILITY OF CUSTODIAN OF ESTATE PAPERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.252.htm#252.204","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"2db22e5de9c4a46946ca0fd0fce06fe1df72a264d533261b79e9db52dec9b51d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-252.203","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-253.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}