Texas Estates Code

§ 355.006 — LOST OR DESTROYED EVIDENCE CONCERNING CLAIM

ES § 355.006Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part H. CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 355. PRESENTMENT AND PAYMENT OF CLAIMS · Art. A. PRESENTMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST ESTATES IN GENERAL

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If evidence of a claim is lost or destroyed, the claimant or an authorized representative or agent of the claimant may make an affidavit to the fact of the loss or destruction. The affidavit must state:

(1)the amount, date, and nature of the claim;

(2)the due date of the claim;

(3)that the claim is just;

(4)that all legal offsets, payments, and credits known to the affiant have been allowed; and

(5)that the claimant is still the owner of the claim.

Legislative history

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