Texas § ES.355.203 - PURCHASE OF CLAIM BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE PROHIBITED
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§ ES.355.203. PURCHASE OF CLAIM BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE PROHIBITED
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. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502 ), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
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