Tex. Est. Code § 101.051

LIABILITY OF ESTATE FOR DEBTS IN GENERAL

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In re Ramirez (2017)

Most recently applied in In re Ramirez (August 2017)

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A decedent's estate vests in accordance with Section 101.001(a) subject to the payment of:

(1) the debts of the decedent, except as exempted by law; and

(2) any court-ordered child support payments that are delinquent on the date of the decedent's death.

(b) A decedent's estate vests in accordance with Section 101.001(b) subject to the payment of, and is still liable for:

(1) the debts of the decedent, except as exempted by law; and

(2) any court-ordered child support payments that are delinquent on the date of the decedent's death.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.