Texas Estates Code

§ 308.054 — PERMISSIVE NOTICE TO UNSECURED CREDITOR

ES § 308.054Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part G. INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND OPENING OF ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 308. NOTICE TO BENEFICIARIES AND CLAIMANTS · Art. B. NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS

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(a)At any time before an estate administration is closed, a personal representative may give notice by a qualified delivery method to an unsecured creditor who has a claim for money against the estate.

(b)Notice given under Subsection (a) must:

(1)expressly state that the creditor must present the claim before the 121st day after the date of the receipt of the notice or the claim is barred, if the claim is not barred by the general statutes of limitation; and

(2)include:

(A)the date the letters testamentary or of administration held by the personal representative were issued to the representative;

(B)the address to which the claim may be presented; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 39, eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1373), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2023.