{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-452.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 452.002","heading":"APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT.","body":"(a) A person may file with the court clerk a written application for the appointment of a temporary administrator of a decedent's estate under this subchapter.\n(b) The application must:\n(1) be verified;\n(2) include the information required by:\n(A) Sections 256.052, 256.053, and 256.054, if the decedent died testate; or\n(B) Section 301.052, if the decedent died intestate; and\n(3) include an affidavit that:\n(A) states the name, address, and interest of the applicant;\n(B) states the facts showing an immediate necessity for the appointment of a temporary administrator;\n(C) lists the requested powers and duties of the temporary administrator;\n(D) states that the applicant is entitled to letters of temporary administration and is not disqualified by law from serving as a temporary administrator; and\n(E) describes the property that the applicant believes to be in the decedent's estate.\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 J. ADDITIONAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN ESTATES","CHAPTER 452. TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES","SUBCHAPTER A. APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.452.htm#452.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"4426ac3ab91647bbda19591c46d870def544b9d9cbf48134f0cf37ba79829854","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-452.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-452.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}