Texas Estates Code

§ 355.109 — ABATEMENT OF BEQUESTS

ES § 355.109Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part H. CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 355. PRESENTMENT AND PAYMENT OF CLAIMS · Art. C. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS, ALLOWANCES, AND EXPENSES

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(a)Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), and (d), a decedent's property is liable for debts and expenses of administration other than estate taxes, and bequests abate in the following order:

(1)property not disposed of by will, but passing by intestacy;

(2)personal property of the residuary estate;

(3)real property of the residuary estate;

(4)general bequests of personal property;

(5)general devises of real property;

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Legislative history

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