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§ 453.008 — LIABILITY OF SURVIVING SPOUSE FOR LOSS.

Texas § 453.008
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Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 453.008 (2026).

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Sec. 453.008. LIABILITY OF SURVIVING SPOUSE FOR LOSS. A surviving spouse is not liable for a loss sustained by the community estate unless the surviving spouse is guilty of gross negligence or bad faith.

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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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§ 453.001
EFFECT OF CHAPTER.
§ 453.002
ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY NOT NECESSARY.
§ 453.003
GENERAL POWERS OF SURVIVING SPOUSE IF NO ADMINISTRATION IS PENDING.
§ 453.004
COLLECTION OF UNPAID WAGES IF NO ADMINISTRATION IS PENDING.
§ 453.005
REMARRIAGE OF SURVIVING SPOUSE.
§ 453.006
ACCOUNT OF DEBTS AND DISPOSITION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY.
§ 453.007
DELIVERY OF COMMUNITY ESTATE ON FINAL PARTITION.
§ 453.008
LIABILITY OF SURVIVING SPOUSE FOR LOSS.
§ 453.009
DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS BETWEEN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND SURVIVING SPOUSE DURING ADMINISTRATION.
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