Tex. Est. Code § 355.004 · Subchapter A. PRESENTMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST ESTATES IN GENERAL
AFFIDAVIT AUTHENTICATING CLAIM FOR MONEY IN GENERAL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Section 355.005, a claim for money against an estate must be supported by an affidavit that states:
(1) that the claim is just;
(2) that all legal offsets, payments, and credits known to the affiant have been allowed; and
(3) if the claim is not founded on a written instrument or account, the facts on which the claim is founded.
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
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