{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-361.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 361.005","heading":"REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCHARGE.","body":"(a) A personal representative applying to resign may not be discharged until:\n(1) the resignation application has been heard;\n(2) the exhibit and final account required under Section 361.001 have been examined, settled, and approved; and\n(3) the applicant has satisfied the court that the applicant has:\n(A) delivered any estate property remaining in the applicant's possession; or\n(B) complied with all lawful orders of the court with relation to the applicant's trust as representative.\n(b) When a personal representative applying to resign has fully complied with the orders of the court, the court shall enter an order:\n(1) accepting the resignation; and\n(2) discharging the applicant, and, if the applicant is under bond, the applicant's sureties.\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 H. CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 361. DEATH, RESIGNATION, OR REMOVAL OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSORS","SUBCHAPTER A. RESIGNATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.361.htm#361.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"1d487fe39948eeb5f03534f36cca5d4857e59c3d710f83e99a6e705af19f2c8f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-361.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-361.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}