{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-152.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 152.051","heading":"ISSUANCE OF ORDER REGARDING FUNERAL AND BURIAL EXPENSES.","body":"If on review of an application filed under Section 152.001 the court determines that emergency intervention is necessary to obtain funds needed for the payment or reimbursement of a decedent's funeral and burial expenses, the court may order funds of the decedent that are being held by an individual, an employer, or a financial institution to be paid directly to a funeral home or the applicant, as applicable, only for:\n(1) reasonable and necessary attorney's fees for the attorney who obtained the order;\n(2) court costs for obtaining the order; and\n(3) funeral and burial expenses not to exceed $5,000 as ordered by the court to provide the decedent with or to provide reimbursement for a reasonable, dignified, and appropriate funeral and burial.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 13.005, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE D. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE","CHAPTER 152. EMERGENCY INTERVENTION","SUBCHAPTER B. ORDER FOR EMERGENCY INTERVENTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.152.htm#152.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"8061187f21400be54c6523d79fef5baeb9ad108054ca48b97a94506ab44d8dbb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-152.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-152.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}