{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1157.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1157.003","heading":"INCLUSION OF ATTORNEY'S FEES IN CLAIM.","body":"If the instrument evidencing or supporting a claim provides for attorney's fees, the claimant may include as a part of the claim the portion of the attorney's fees the claimant has paid or contracted to pay to an attorney to prepare, present, and collect the claim.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE E. ADMINISTRATION OF GUARDIANSHIP","CHAPTER 1157. PRESENTMENT AND PAYMENT OF CLAIMS","SUBCHAPTER A. PRESENTMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST GUARDIANSHIP ESTATE IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1157.htm#1157.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"e98f1274a7a9ff6ca76ceb2fcdbbb76a4596b23a3626dec34dc32ac90c5fcfea","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1157.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1157.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}