{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-408.185","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 408.185","heading":"EFFECT OF BENEFICIARY DISPUTE; ATTORNEY'S FEES.","body":"On settlement of a case in which the insurance carrier admits liability for death benefits but a dispute exists as to the proper beneficiary or beneficiaries, the settlement shall be paid in periodic payments as provided by law, with a reasonable attorney's fee not to exceed 25 percent of the settlement, paid periodically, and based on time and expenses.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 408. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS","SUBCHAPTER J. DEATH AND BURIAL BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.408.htm#408.185","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"f966b0e4ea86d40513950298e75826f88a9b01d477e1287f422cbcdb8983ae8c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-408.184","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-408.186"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}