{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-355.103","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 355.103","heading":"PRIORITY OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS.","body":"When a personal representative has estate funds in the representative's possession, the representative shall pay in the following order:\n(1) funeral expenses in an amount not to exceed $15,000 and expenses of the decedent's last illness in an amount not to exceed $15,000;\n(2) allowances made to the decedent's surviving spouse and children, or to either the surviving spouse or children;\n(3) expenses of administration and expenses incurred in preserving, safekeeping, and managing the estate; and\n(4) other claims against the estate in the order of the claims' classifications.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1141 (H.B. 2782), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2019.","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 C. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS, ALLOWANCES, AND EXPENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.355.htm#355.103","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"5f8685a542f90069c842a50753dbcc95c89d3e3ad7cffebe613b6b8d2c471de4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-355.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-355.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}