{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-362.012","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 362.012","heading":"DISCHARGE OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND BOND SURETIES WHEN NO ESTATE PROPERTY REMAINS; CANCELLATION OF LETTERS.","body":"If, on final settlement of the estate, none of the estate remains in the representative's possession, the court shall enter an order:\n(1) discharging a personal representative from the representative's trust;\n(2) canceling the letters issued to the personal representative;\n(3) discharging and releasing the sureties on the personal representative's bond, if applicable; and\n(4) closing the estate.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 818 (S.B. 1335), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.","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#362.012","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"8454edf2274f03a9dc205fe797debb38f3544e7f15e9233b8ba710e2de1d6064","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-362.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-362.013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}