Tex. Estates Code § 355.061
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 355.061, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 355.061.
Official statutory text
Sec. 355.061. ALLOWING BARRED CLAIM PROHIBITED: COURT DISAPPROVAL. (a) A personal representative may not allow a claim for money against a decedent or the decedent's estate if a suit on the claim is barred:
(1) under Section 355.060, 355.064, or 355.201(b); or
(2) by an applicable general statute of limitation.
(b) A claim for money that is allowed by the personal representative shall be disapproved if the court is satisfied that the claim is barred, including because the limitation has run.
(1) under Section 355.060, 355.064, or 355.201(b); or
(2) by an applicable general statute of limitation.
(b) A claim for money that is allowed by the personal representative shall be disapproved if the court is satisfied that the claim is barred, including because the limitation has run.
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