Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Estates Code § 355.006: LOST OR DESTROYED EVIDENCE CONCERNING CLAIM.

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ESTATES CODE
TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY
SUBTITLE H. CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 355. PRESENTMENT AND PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
SUBCHAPTER A. PRESENTMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST ESTATES IN GENERAL

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.

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

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:08Z. Source file · JSON

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