{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-362.013","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 362.013","heading":"DISCHARGE OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND BOND SURETIES WHEN ESTATE FULLY ADMINISTERED; CANCELLATION OF LETTERS.","body":"The court shall enter an order specifying the actions described by Sections 362.012(1), (2), and (3) and declaring the estate closed when:\n(1) the representative has fully administered the estate in accordance with this title and the court's orders;\n(2) the representative's account for final settlement has been approved; and\n(3) the representative has:\n(A) delivered all of the estate remaining in the representative's possession to the person or persons entitled to receive that part of the estate; and\n(B) with respect to the portion of the estate distributable to an unknown or missing person, complied with an order of the court under Section 362.011.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 49, eff. January 1, 2014.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 818 (S.B. 1335), Sec. 4, 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#362.013","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"63bfe418425e9522e5afa70afa6750d8f0329b107d5d6a8c0502ea1a7cb6b95c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-362.012","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-362.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}