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The Executor's Guide to Probate: Texas
A 15-page guide and estate workbook for settling a Texas estate under the Estates Code: whether probate is needed, the options short of full administration, the court process and deadlines, and closing, with an inventory, expense log and notification list.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Texas probate courts generally require an executor to be represented by a lawyer.
What's inside
- The first weeksA first-two-weeks checklist, how assets pass and the four-year deadline.
- Texas optionsMuniment of title, the small estate affidavit and the affidavit of heirship.
- The court processIndependent administration, deadlines after appointment and community property.
- Debts and closingClaim priorities, distribution, executor fees and federal tax duties.
- WorkbookAn estate inventory, estate bank account and expense log, and who to notify.
Details
- One fillable PDF, 15 pages, letter size
- Type on screen in Adobe Acrobat Reader (free), Preview on Mac, or most browsers, or print it
- Texas edition; state law cited as of November 2026
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Small claims, deeds, probate and landlord-tenant guides for Texas, Florida and California, with Oklahoma editions of small claims, deeds and probate.
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