Texas Estates Code

§ 352.051 — EXPENSES; ATTORNEY'S FEES

ES § 352.051Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part H. CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 352. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHERS · Art. B. EXPENSES OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHERS

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On proof satisfactory to the court, a personal representative of an estate is entitled to:

(1)necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by the representative in:

(A)preserving, safekeeping, and managing the estate;

(B)collecting or attempting to collect claims or debts; and

(C)recovering or attempting to recover property to which the estate has a title or claim; and

(2)reasonable attorney's fees necessarily incurred in connection with the proceedings and management of the estate.

Legislative history

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