Tex. Est. Code § 153.003

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 153.003 - Court-Ordered Access to Intestate's Account Information
(a) In this section, "interested person" means an heir, spouse, creditor, or any other having a property right in or claim against the decedent's estate.
(b) On application of an interested person or on the court's own motion, a court may issue an order requiring a financial institution to release to the person named in the order information concerning the balance of each account that is maintained at the financial institution of a decedent who dies intestate if:
(1) 90 days have elapsed since the date of the decedent's death;
(2) no petition for the appointment of a personal representative for the decedent's estate is pending; and
(3) no letters testamentary or of administration have been granted with respect to the estate.

Tex. Estates § 153.003

Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 217,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2015.