Tex. Estates Code § 1153.004
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1153.004, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1153.004. PERMISSIVE NOTICE TO UNSECURED CREDITOR REGARDING PERIOD FOR PRESENTMENT OF CLAIM.
Official statutory text
The guardian of the estate may expressly state in a notice given to an unsecured creditor under Section 1153.003(a)(2) that the creditor must present a claim not later than the 120th day after the date the creditor receives the notice or the claim is barred, if the claim is not barred by the general statutes of limitation. A statement under this section must include:
(1) the address to which the claim may be presented; and
(2) an instruction that the claim be filed with the clerk of the court that issued the letters of guardianship.
(1) the address to which the claim may be presented; and
(2) an instruction that the claim be filed with the clerk of the court that issued the letters of guardianship.
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