Texas § 355.103 PRIORITY OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS.

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§ 355.103 — PRIORITY OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS.

Texas § 355.103

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Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 355.103 (2026).

Text

Sec. 355.103. PRIORITY OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS. When a personal representative has estate funds in the representative's possession, the representative shall pay in the following order:

(1)funeral expenses in an amount not to exceed $15,000 and expenses of the decedent's last illness in an amount not to exceed $15,000;

(2)allowances made to the decedent's surviving spouse and children, or to either the surviving spouse or children;

(3)expenses of administration and expenses incurred in preserving, safekeeping, and managing the estate; and

(4)other claims against the estate in the order of the claims' classifications.

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Sec. 355.103. PRIORITY OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS. When a personal representative has estate funds in the representative's possession, the representative shall pay in the following order:
(1) funeral expenses in an amount not to exceed $15,000 and expenses of the decedent's last illness in an amount not to exceed $15,000;
(2) allowances made to the decedent's surviving spouse and children, or to either the surviving spouse or children;
(3) expenses of administration and expenses incurred in preserving, safekeeping, and managing the estate; and
(4) other claims against the estate in the order of the claims' classifications.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502 ), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1141 (H.B. 2782 ), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2019.