Texas § 355.203 PURCHASE OF CLAIM BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE PROHIBITED.

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§ 355.203 — PURCHASE OF CLAIM BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE PROHIBITED.

Texas § 355.203

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Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 355.203 (2026).

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Sec. 355.203. PURCHASE OF CLAIM BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE PROHIBITED.

(a)It is unlawful, and cause for removal, for a personal representative, whether acting under appointment by will or court orders, to purchase a claim against the estate the representative represents for the representative's own use or any other purpose.

(b)On written complaint by a person interested in the estate and on satisfactory proof of a violation of Subsection (a), the court after citation and hearing:

(1)shall enter an order canceling the claim described by Subsection (a); and

(2)may remove the personal representative who is found to have violated Subsection (a).

(c)No part of a claim canceled under Subsection (b) may be paid out of the estate.

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Sec. 355.203. PURCHASE OF CLAIM BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE PROHIBITED. (a) It is unlawful, and cause for removal, for a personal representative, whether acting under appointment by will or court orders, to purchase a claim against the estate the representative represents for the representative's own use or any other purpose.
(b) On written complaint by a person interested in the estate and on satisfactory proof of a violation of Subsection (a), the court after citation and hearing:
(1) shall enter an order canceling the claim described by Subsection (a); and
(2) may remove the personal representative who is found to have violated Subsection (a).
(c) No part of a claim canceled under Subsection (b) may be paid out of the estate.