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House Bill 2782 |
House Author: Wray |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
Senate Sponsor: Rodríguez |
House Bill 2782 amends the Estates Code and Government Code to revise and update provisions relating to decedents' estates, transfer on death deeds, and matters involving probate courts. Among other provisions, the bill provides for the designation of an administrator of a testator's estate who serves if none of the executors named in the testator's will are able and willing to serve as executor. The bill provides for the assignment of a statutory probate court judge or a transfer to an applicable court in cases where a personal representative petitions the county court to modify or reform the terms of a will in a county in which there is no statutory probate court. The bill authorizes a court order for purposes of compelling the disclosure of digital assets of a decedent to a personal representative of the decedent's estate. The bill repeals the statutory forms for transfer on death deeds and revises provisions relating to the presentment and payment of claims against an estate and to the authority of a public probate administrator.