{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-355.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 355.004","heading":"AFFIDAVIT AUTHENTICATING CLAIM FOR MONEY IN GENERAL.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Section 355.005, a claim for money against an estate must be supported by an affidavit that states:\n(1) that the claim is just;\n(2) that all legal offsets, payments, and credits known to the affiant have been allowed; and\n(3) if the claim is not founded on a written instrument or account, the facts on which the claim is founded.\n(b) A photostatic copy of an exhibit or voucher necessary to prove a claim may be offered with and attached to the claim instead of attaching the original.\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 355. PRESENTMENT AND PAYMENT OF CLAIMS","SUBCHAPTER A. PRESENTMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST ESTATES IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.355.htm#355.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"b1620bc992be3ea68353a5f9c10547107e837b96191fbb0c2d05d359db54e5d9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-355.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-355.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}