Tex. Estates Code § 403.056
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 403.056, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 403.056. NOTICES REQUIRED BY CREDITORS.
Official statutory text
(a) Notice to the independent executor required by Sections 403.052 and 403.055 must be contained in:
(1) a written instrument that complies with Section 355.004 and is sent by a qualified delivery method to the independent executor or the executor's attorney;
(2) a pleading filed in a lawsuit with respect to the claim; or
(3) a written instrument that complies with Section 355.004 or a pleading filed in the court in which the administration of the estate is pending.
(b) This section does not exempt a creditor who elects matured secured status from the filing requirements of Section 403.052, to the extent those requirements are applicable.
(1) a written instrument that complies with Section 355.004 and is sent by a qualified delivery method to the independent executor or the executor's attorney;
(2) a pleading filed in a lawsuit with respect to the claim; or
(3) a written instrument that complies with Section 355.004 or a pleading filed in the court in which the administration of the estate is pending.
(b) This section does not exempt a creditor who elects matured secured status from the filing requirements of Section 403.052, to the extent those requirements are applicable.
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