Texas Estates Code
§ 101.051 — LIABILITY OF ESTATE FOR DEBTS IN GENERAL
ES § 101.051Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part C. PASSAGE OF TITLE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DECEDENTS' PROPERTY IN GENERAL · Ch. 101. ESTATE ASSETS IN GENERAL · Art. B. LIABILITY OF ESTATE FOR DEBTS
Statute text
View on source(a)A decedent's estate vests in accordance with Section 101.001(a) subject to the payment of:
(1)the debts of the decedent, except as exempted by law; and
(2)any court-ordered child support payments that are delinquent on the date of the decedent's death.
(b)A decedent's estate vests in accordance with Section 101.001(b) subject to the payment of, and is still liable for:
(1)the debts of the decedent, except as exempted by law; and
(2)any court-ordered child support payments that are delinquent on the date of the decedent's death.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.