Tex. Estates Code § 355.056
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 355.056, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 355.056. HEARING ON CERTAIN CLAIMS.
Official statutory text
(a) If a claim is properly authenticated and allowed but the court is not satisfied that the claim is just, the court shall:
(1) examine the claimant and the personal representative under oath; and
(2) hear other evidence necessary to determine the issue.
(b) If after conducting the examination and hearing the evidence under Subsection (a) the court is not convinced that the claim is just, the court shall disapprove the claim.
(1) examine the claimant and the personal representative under oath; and
(2) hear other evidence necessary to determine the issue.
(b) If after conducting the examination and hearing the evidence under Subsection (a) the court is not convinced that the claim is just, the court shall disapprove the claim.
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