Texas § 353.102 AMOUNT AND METHOD OF PAYMENT OF FAMILY ALLOWANCE.

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§ 353.102 — AMOUNT AND METHOD OF PAYMENT OF FAMILY ALLOWANCE.

Texas § 353.102

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Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 353.102 (2026).

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Sec. 353.102. AMOUNT AND METHOD OF PAYMENT OF FAMILY ALLOWANCE.

(a)The amount of the family allowance must be sufficient for the maintenance of the decedent's surviving spouse, minor children, and adult incapacitated children for one year from the date of the decedent's death.

(b)The allowance must be fixed with regard to the facts or circumstances then existing and the facts and circumstances anticipated to exist during the first year after the decedent's death.

(c)The allowance may be paid in a lump sum or in installments, as ordered by the court.

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Sec. 353.102. AMOUNT AND METHOD OF PAYMENT OF FAMILY ALLOWANCE. (a) The amount of the family allowance must be sufficient for the maintenance of the decedent's surviving spouse, minor children, and adult incapacitated children for one year from the date of the decedent's death.
(b) The allowance must be fixed with regard to the facts or circumstances then existing and the facts and circumstances anticipated to exist during the first year after the decedent's death.
(c) The allowance may be paid in a lump sum or in installments, as ordered by the court.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502 ), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 810 (H.B. 2492 ), Sec. 2.08, eff. January 1, 2014.