Texas § FI.154.265 - DEFAULT UNDER CERTAIN CONTRACTS
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§ FI.154.265. DEFAULT UNDER CERTAIN CONTRACTS
DEFAULT UNDER CERTAIN CONTRACTS. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the purchaser of a trust-funded prepaid funeral benefits contract may not be considered in default under the contract if: (1) the purchaser has paid at least 85 percent of the contract price; and (2) the purchaser was unable to pay due to extenuating financial circumstances. (b) A funeral provider is not required to provide funeral merchandise or services under a trust-funded prepaid funeral benefits contract unless any remaining balance, including any applicable finance charge, owed under the contract is paid before the funeral service or the funeral provider agrees in writing to another payment arrangement. (c) This section does not affect a purchaser's right to cancel a trust-funded prepaid funeral benefits contract. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (H.B. 1468 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. SUBCHAPTER G. ABANDONED CONTRACTS
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Section FI.154.265 ("DEFAULT UNDER CERTAIN CONTRACTS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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