{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-452.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 452.051","heading":"APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR.","body":"(a) If a contest related to probating a will or granting letters testamentary or of administration is pending, the court may appoint a temporary administrator, with powers limited as the circumstances of the case require.\n(b) The appointment may continue until the contest is terminated and an executor or administrator with full powers is appointed.\n(c) The power of appointment under this section is in addition to the court's power of appointment under Subchapter A.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995), Sec. 44, eff. September 1, 2015.","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 B. TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATION PENDING CONTEST OF A WILL OR ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.452.htm#452.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"26667a3e3c3ed8121c95276fbed228d099a516d5c646999813539c1efee54776","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-452.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-452.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}