Tex. Estates Code § 362.009
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 362.009, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 362.009. MONEY DUE TO ESTATE PENDING FINAL DISCHARGE.
Official statutory text
Money or another thing of value that becomes due to the estate while an account for final settlement is pending may be paid, delivered, or tendered to the personal representative until the order of final discharge of the representative is entered in the judge's probate docket. The representative shall issue a receipt for the money or other thing of value to the obligor or payor. On issuance of the receipt, the obligor or payor is discharged of the obligation for all purposes.
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