Texas Estates Code

§ 505.101 — SUIT TO RECOVER DEBT

ES § 505.101Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part K. FOREIGN WILLS, OTHER TESTAMENTARY INSTRUMENTS, AND FIDUCIARIES · Ch. 505. FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, TRUSTEES, AND FIDUCIARIES · Art. C. RECOVERY OF DEBTS BY FOREIGN EXECUTOR OR ADMINISTRATOR

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(a)On giving notice by a qualified delivery method to all creditors of a decedent in this state who have filed a claim against the decedent's estate for a debt due to the creditor, a foreign executor or administrator of a person who was a nonresident at the time of death may maintain a suit in this state for the recovery of debts due to the decedent.

(b)The plaintiff's letters testamentary or of administration granted by a competent tribunal, properly authenticated, must be filed with the suit. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1373), Sec. 46, eff. September 1, 2023.