{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-352.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 352.051","heading":"EXPENSES; ATTORNEY'S FEES.","body":"On proof satisfactory to the court, a personal representative of an estate is entitled to:\n(1) necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by the representative in:\n(A) preserving, safekeeping, and managing the estate;\n(B) collecting or attempting to collect claims or debts; and\n(C) recovering or attempting to recover property to which the estate has a title or claim; and\n(2) reasonable attorney's fees necessarily incurred in connection with the proceedings and management of the estate.\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 352. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHERS","SUBCHAPTER B. EXPENSES OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.352.htm#352.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"60a21927c555e7cd897815bbd011069b02c285712491b03e8ff9841679ac4de2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-352.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-352.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}