Texas Estates Code

§ 351.003 — CERTAIN COSTS ADJUDGED AGAINST PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

ES § 351.003Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part H. CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 351. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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If a personal representative neglects to perform a required duty or is removed for cause, the representative and the sureties on the representative's bond are liable for:

(1)the costs of removal and other additional costs incurred that are not expenditures authorized by this title; and

(2)reasonable attorney's fees incurred in:

(A)removing the representative; or

(B)obtaining compliance regarding any statutory duty the representative has neglected.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.