Tex. Est. Code Section 353.153
Title to Property of Insolvent Estate

If on final settlement an estate proves to be insolvent, the decedent’s surviving spouse and children have absolute title to all property and allowances set aside or paid to them under this title. The distributees are entitled to distribution of any remaining exempt property held by the executor or administrator in the same manner as other estate property. The property and allowances set aside or paid to the decedent’s surviving spouse or children, and any remaining exempt property held by the executor or administrator, may not be taken for any of the estate debts except as provided by Section 353.155 (Exempt Property Liable for Certain Debts).
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995), Sec. 38, eff. September 1, 2015.

Source: Section 353.153 — Title to Property of Insolvent Estate, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­353.­htm#353.­153 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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