Texas Estates Code

§ 352.003 — ALTERNATE COMPENSATION

ES § 352.003Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part H. CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 352. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHERS · Art. A. COMPENSATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES

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(a)The court may allow an executor, administrator, or temporary administrator reasonable compensation for the executor's or administrator's services, including unusual efforts to collect funds or life insurance, if:

(1)the executor or administrator manages a farm, ranch, factory, or other business of the estate; or

(2)the compensation calculated under Section 352.002 is unreasonably low.

(b)The county court has jurisdiction to receive, consider, and act on applications from independent executors for purposes of this section.

Legislative history

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