Tex. Est. Code Section 505.101
Suit to Recover Debt

(a)

On giving notice by a qualified delivery method to all creditors of a decedent in this state who have filed a claim against the decedent’s estate for a debt due to the creditor, a foreign executor or administrator of a person who was a nonresident at the time of death may maintain a suit in this state for the recovery of debts due to the decedent.

(b)

The plaintiff’s letters testamentary or of administration granted by a competent tribunal, properly authenticated, must be filed with the suit.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1373), Sec. 46, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 505.101 — Suit to Recover Debt, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­505.­htm#505.­101 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

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