Tex. Estates Code § 1355.001
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1355.001, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1355.001. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS TO RESIDENT CREDITOR.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "resident creditor" means a person who:
(1) is a resident of this state; and
(2) is entitled to money in an amount that is $250,000 or less, the right to which is liquidated and is uncontested in any pending lawsuit.
(b) This section applies only to a resident creditor who:
(1) is an incapacitated person or the former ward of a guardianship terminated under Chapter 1204; and
(2) does not have a legal guardian of the creditor's estate.
(c) A debtor who owes money to a resident creditor to whom this section applies may pay the money to the county clerk of the county in which the creditor resides to the account of the creditor. When making a payment under this subsection, a debtor shall give to the clerk:
(1) the creditor's name;
(2) the creditor's social security identification number;
(3) the nature of the creditor's disability;
(4) the creditor's post office address; and
(5) if the creditor is a minor, the creditor's age.
(d) The receipt for the money signed by the county clerk is binding on the resident creditor as of the date of receipt and to the extent of the payment.
(e) The county clerk shall:
(1) by letter mailed to the address given under Subsection (c)(4), apprise the resident creditor that the deposit was made; and
(2) on receipt of the payment, bring the payment to the court's attention.
(1) is a resident of this state; and
(2) is entitled to money in an amount that is $250,000 or less, the right to which is liquidated and is uncontested in any pending lawsuit.
(b) This section applies only to a resident creditor who:
(1) is an incapacitated person or the former ward of a guardianship terminated under Chapter 1204; and
(2) does not have a legal guardian of the creditor's estate.
(c) A debtor who owes money to a resident creditor to whom this section applies may pay the money to the county clerk of the county in which the creditor resides to the account of the creditor. When making a payment under this subsection, a debtor shall give to the clerk:
(1) the creditor's name;
(2) the creditor's social security identification number;
(3) the nature of the creditor's disability;
(4) the creditor's post office address; and
(5) if the creditor is a minor, the creditor's age.
(d) The receipt for the money signed by the county clerk is binding on the resident creditor as of the date of receipt and to the extent of the payment.
(e) The county clerk shall:
(1) by letter mailed to the address given under Subsection (c)(4), apprise the resident creditor that the deposit was made; and
(2) on receipt of the payment, bring the payment to the court's attention.
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