Texas sets no fixed claim period: creditors can present claims any time before the estate closes, and a creditor's own deadline starts only if the personal representative sends that creditor the optional written notice.
Within 90 daysTex. Estates Code §§ 309.001, 309.051, 309.056, 309.101Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of the personal representative's appointment.
An independent executor (the default Texas regime) closes by filing with the court a verified closing report (Tex. Est. Code § 405.005) or notice of closing estate (§ 405.006) once all known debts are paid (or paid to the extent of estate assets), no litigation is pending, and remaining assets have been distributed; the independent administration is considered closed 30 days after filing unless an interested person objects, with no hearing or court order requiredTex. Estates Code §§ 405.003-405.012 (independent administration closing); §§ 362.001-362.013 (dependent administration final settlement)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
No. Texas publishes no official formTex. Estates Code chs. 256, 301-310, 351-362, 401-405Verified Sep 23, 2026View source, so the declination is a signed writing.
No. Texas does not require a settled final account to close on this routeTex. Est. Code §§ 405.005, 405.006, 405.012Verified Sep 15, 2026View source. In an independent administration no accounting is filed with the court; any interested person may demand a sworn accounting from the independent executor starting 15 months after letters issue, and closing is optional — by verified closing report or notice of closing estateTex. Est. Code §§ 404.001, 405.005, 405.006Verified Jul 10, 2026View source. Each person who received property signs a receiptTex. Estates Code §§ 405.003-405.012 (independent administration closing); §§ 362.001-362.013 (dependent administration final settlement)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, and the signed receipts go with the closing statement.