{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-101.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 101.051","heading":"LIABILITY OF ESTATE FOR DEBTS IN GENERAL.","body":"(a) A decedent's estate vests in accordance with Section 101.001(a) subject to the payment of:\n(1) the debts of the decedent, except as exempted by law; and\n(2) any court-ordered child support payments that are delinquent on the date of the decedent's death.\n(b) A decedent's estate vests in accordance with Section 101.001(b) subject to the payment of, and is still liable for:\n(1) the debts of the decedent, except as exempted by law; and\n(2) any court-ordered child support payments that are delinquent on the date of the decedent's death.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE C. PASSAGE OF TITLE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DECEDENTS' PROPERTY IN GENERAL","CHAPTER 101. ESTATE ASSETS IN GENERAL","SUBCHAPTER B. LIABILITY OF ESTATE FOR DEBTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.101.htm#101.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"c27ecc827c19af615cbcd110d444ef79f3fe63cf61d64f13e71ef1ab7ae767c2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-101.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-101.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}