Title ES, Estates Code

Sec. 152.051. ISSUANCE OF ORDER REGARDING FUNERAL AND BURIAL EXPENSES. If on review of an application filed under Section 152.001 the court determines that emergency intervention is necessary to obtain funds needed for the payment or reimbursement of a decedent's funeral and buri…

Sec. 152.052. ISSUANCE OF ORDER REGARDING ACCESS TO CERTAIN PERSONAL PROPERTY. If on review of an application filed under Section 152.001 the court determines that emergency intervention is necessary to gain access to accommodations rented by the decedent that, at the time of the…

Sec. 152.053. DURATION OF ORDER. The authority of an applicant under an emergency intervention order expires on the earlier of: (1) the 90th day after the date the order is issued; or (2) the date a personal representative of the decedent's estate qualifies. Added by Acts 2009, 8…

Sec. 152.054. CERTIFIED COPIES OF ORDER. The court clerk may issue certified copies of an emergency intervention order on request of the applicant only until the earlier of: (1) the 90th day after the date the order is signed; or (2) the date a personal representative of the dece…

Sec. 152.055. LIABILITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN CONNECTION WITH ORDER. (a) A person who is provided a certified copy of an emergency intervention order within the period prescribed by Section 152.054 is not personally liable for an action taken by the person in accordance with and …

Sec. 152.101. APPLICATION AUTHORIZED. (a) The executor of a decedent's will or the decedent's next of kin may file an application for an order limiting the right of the decedent's surviving spouse to control the decedent's burial or cremation. (b) For purposes of Subsection (a), …

Sec. 152.102. HEARING; ISSUANCE OF ORDER. (a) If the court finds that there is good cause to believe that the decedent's surviving spouse is the principal or an accomplice in a wilful act that resulted in the decedent's death, the court may, after notice and a hearing, limit the …