A claim or any part of a claim for money against an estate may not be paid until the claim or part of the claim has been approved by the court or established by the judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Tex. Est. Code § 355.101
APPROVAL OR ESTABLISHMENT OF CLAIM REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff
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