Tex. Estates Code § 355.111
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 355.111, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 355.111. PAYMENT OF COURT COSTS RELATING TO CLAIM.
Official statutory text
All costs incurred in the probate court with respect to a claim shall be taxed as follows:
(1) if the claim is allowed and approved, the estate shall pay the costs;
(2) if the claim is allowed but disapproved, the claimant shall pay the costs;
(3) if the claim is rejected but established by suit, the estate shall pay the costs;
(4) if the claim is rejected and not established by suit, the claimant shall pay the costs, except as provided by Section 355.052; and
(5) if the claim is rejected in part and the claimant fails, in a suit to establish the claim, to recover a judgment for a greater amount than was allowed or approved for the claim, the claimant shall pay all costs in the suit.
(1) if the claim is allowed and approved, the estate shall pay the costs;
(2) if the claim is allowed but disapproved, the claimant shall pay the costs;
(3) if the claim is rejected but established by suit, the estate shall pay the costs;
(4) if the claim is rejected and not established by suit, the claimant shall pay the costs, except as provided by Section 355.052; and
(5) if the claim is rejected in part and the claimant fails, in a suit to establish the claim, to recover a judgment for a greater amount than was allowed or approved for the claim, the claimant shall pay all costs in the suit.
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