Tex. Est. Code § 355.065 · Subchapter B. ACTION ON CLAIMS

PRESENTMENT OF CLAIM PREREQUISITE FOR JUDGMENT.

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

A judgment may not be rendered in favor of a claimant on a claim for money that has not been:

(1) legally presented to the personal representative of an estate; and

(2) wholly or partly rejected by the representative or disapproved by the court.

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.

Source of truth

Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.355.htm
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