{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-453.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 453.008","heading":"LIABILITY OF SURVIVING SPOUSE FOR LOSS.","body":"A surviving spouse is not liable for a loss sustained by the community estate unless the surviving spouse is guilty of gross negligence or bad faith.\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 J. ADDITIONAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN ESTATES","CHAPTER 453. ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.453.htm#453.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"8433ed783ccbf3c477fa2c75eca555f4b04d3e97a0ed2d8d19c34adb0763f15f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-453.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-453.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}