Texas Estates Code
§ 355.201 — CLAIM BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
ES § 355.201Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part H. CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 355. PRESENTMENT AND PAYMENT OF CLAIMS · Art. E. CLAIMS INVOLVING PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES
Statute text
View on source(a)The provisions of this chapter regarding the presentment of claims against a decedent's estate may not be construed to apply to any claim of a personal representative against the decedent.
(b)A personal representative holding a claim against the decedent shall file the claim in the court granting the letters testamentary or of administration, verified by affidavit as required in other cases, within six months after the date the representative qualifies, or the claim is barred.
(c)A claim by a personal representative that has been filed with the court within the required period shall be entered on the claim docket and acted on by the court in the same manner as in other cases.
(d)A personal representative may appeal a judgment of the court acting on a claim under this section as in other cases.
(e)The previous provisions regarding the presentment of claims may not be construed to apply to a claim:
(1)of any heir or devisee who claims in that capacity;
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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.