{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-551.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 551.051","heading":"RECOVERY OF FUNDS.","body":"If funds of an estate have been paid to the comptroller under this chapter, an heir or devisee or an assignee of an heir or devisee may recover the share of the funds to which the heir, devisee, or assignee is entitled by filing a claim with the comptroller in the manner provided by Chapter 74, Property Code, for property delivered to the comptroller under that chapter.\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. 267 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE L. PAYMENT OF ESTATES INTO TREASURY","CHAPTER 551. PAYMENT OF CERTAIN ESTATES TO STATE","SUBCHAPTER B. RECOVERY OF FUNDS PAID TO STATE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.551.htm#551.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"8be0fc36b522795a66113585290f8122ea0b9fd697706b45d3a22bf157944f36","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-551.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-551.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}