Tex. Estates Code § 113.253
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 113.253, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 113.253. NO EFFECT ON CERTAIN RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
Official statutory text
This subchapter does not:
(1) affect the right of a financial institution to make payment on multiple-party accounts according to the terms of the account; or
(2) make the financial institution liable to the estate of a deceased party unless, before payment, the institution received written notice from the personal representative stating the amounts needed to pay debts, taxes, claims, and expenses of administration.
(1) affect the right of a financial institution to make payment on multiple-party accounts according to the terms of the account; or
(2) make the financial institution liable to the estate of a deceased party unless, before payment, the institution received written notice from the personal representative stating the amounts needed to pay debts, taxes, claims, and expenses of administration.
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