{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-351.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 351.003","heading":"CERTAIN COSTS ADJUDGED AGAINST PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.","body":"If a personal representative neglects to perform a required duty or is removed for cause, the representative and the sureties on the representative's bond are liable for:\n(1) the costs of removal and other additional costs incurred that are not expenditures authorized by this title; and\n(2) reasonable attorney's fees incurred in:\n(A) removing the representative; or\n(B) obtaining compliance regarding any statutory duty the representative has neglected.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE H. CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 351. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.351.htm#351.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"32481cca84651a5c1d7abdb7e9d69ca0866b894c4fff3246d039173635c4237f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-351.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-351.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}