{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-353.104","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 353.104","heading":"PREFERENCE OF FAMILY ALLOWANCE.","body":"The family allowance made for the support of the decedent's surviving spouse, minor children, and adult incapacitated children shall be paid in preference to all other debts of or charges against the estate, other than Class 1 claims.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 810 (H.B. 2492), Sec. 2.09, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE H. CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 353. EXEMPT PROPERTY AND FAMILY ALLOWANCE","SUBCHAPTER C. FAMILY ALLOWANCE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.353.htm#353.104","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"2b7cde6eebb2e1f4dd7a90416bc83dca77bd5b2191fe0f2c62efb2d1145317df","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-353.103","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-353.105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}