(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a judgment may not be rendered in favor of a claimant on a claim for money that has not been:
(1) legally presented to the guardian of the estate of the ward; and
(2) wholly or partly rejected by the guardian or the court.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a claim against the estate of a ward for delinquent ad valorem taxes that is being administered in probate in a county other than the county in which the taxes were imposed.