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Section 402.003. Digital Assets

TX Est Code § 402.003 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 402.003. DIGITAL ASSETS. The court, either at the time the independent executor of an estate is appointed or at any time before the administration of the estate is closed, may enter an order that:

(1) directs disclosure of the content of electronic communications of the decedent to the independent executor as provided by Section 2001.101 and that contains any court finding described by Section 2001.101(b)(3);

(2) with respect to a catalog of electronic communications sent or received by the decedent and other digital assets of the decedent, other than the content of an electronic communication, contains any court finding described by Section 2001.102(b)(4); or

(3) directs under Section 2001.231 a custodian to comply with a request to disclose digital assets under Chapter 2001.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1141 (H.B. 2782), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2019.