{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-452.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 452.003","heading":"ORDER OF APPOINTMENT; REQUIREMENTS.","body":"The order appointing a temporary administrator must:\n(1) designate the appointee as \"temporary administrator\" of the decedent's estate;\n(2) specify the period of the appointment, which may not exceed 180 days unless the appointment is made permanent under Section 452.008;\n(3) define the powers given to the appointee; and\n(4) set the amount of bond to be given by the appointee.\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#452.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"d38ab6af98502cf67354821cb9d3cc87b84543b0e1a46dce12122fd558089c4f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-452.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-452.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}