Tex. Estates Code § 352.051
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 352.051, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 352.051. EXPENSES; ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Official statutory text
On proof satisfactory to the court, a personal representative of an estate is entitled to:
(1) necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by the representative in:
(A) preserving, safekeeping, and managing the estate;
(B) collecting or attempting to collect claims or debts; and
(C) recovering or attempting to recover property to which the estate has a title or claim; and
(2) reasonable attorney's fees necessarily incurred in connection with the proceedings and management of the estate.
(1) necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by the representative in:
(A) preserving, safekeeping, and managing the estate;
(B) collecting or attempting to collect claims or debts; and
(C) recovering or attempting to recover property to which the estate has a title or claim; and
(2) reasonable attorney's fees necessarily incurred in connection with the proceedings and management of the estate.
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