Texas Statutes
§ 352.051 — EXPENSES; ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Texas § 352.051
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Bluebook
Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 352.051 (2026).
Text
Sec. 352.051. EXPENSES; ATTORNEY'S FEES. On proof satisfactory to the court, a personal representative of an estate is entitled to:
(1)necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by the representative in:
(A)preserving, safekeeping, and managing the estate;
(B)collecting or attempting to collect claims or debts; and
(C)recovering or attempting to recover property to which the estate has a title or claim; and
(2)reasonable attorney's fees necessarily incurred in connection with the proceedings and management of the estate.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502 ), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Nearby Sections
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§ 352.001
DEFINITION.§ 352.002
STANDARD COMPENSATION.§ 352.003
ALTERNATE COMPENSATION.§ 352.004
DENIAL OF COMPENSATION.§ 352.051
EXPENSES; ATTORNEY'S FEES.§ 352.053
EXPENSE CHARGES.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Texas § 352.051, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/ES/352.051.