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

Tex. Estates Code § 355.061: ALLOWING BARRED CLAIM PROHIBITED: COURT DISAPPROVAL.

Where this section sits in the code

ESTATES CODE
TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY
SUBTITLE H. CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 355. PRESENTMENT AND PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
SUBCHAPTER B. ACTION ON CLAIMS

(a) A personal representative may not allow a claim for money against a decedent or the decedent's estate if a suit on the claim is barred:

(1) under Section 355.060, 355.064, or 355.201(b); or

(2) by an applicable general statute of limitation.

(b) A claim for money that is allowed by the personal representative shall be disapproved if the court is satisfied that the claim is barred, including because the limitation has run.

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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