{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-362.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 362.001","heading":"SETTLING AND CLOSING ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE.","body":"The administration of an estate shall be settled and closed when:\n(1) all the debts known to exist against the estate have been paid, or have been paid to the extent permitted by the assets in the personal representative's possession; and\n(2) no further need for administration exists.\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 362. CLOSING ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE","SUBCHAPTER A. SETTLING AND CLOSING ESTATE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.362.htm#362.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"d458c25ef685fca4597adc5a17d21938f52076b82c6b174d651ceeb1f5a2d108","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-361.155","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-362.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}