Texas Estates Code 152.055 – Liability of Certain Persons in Connection With Order
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
(a) A person who is provided a certified copy of an emergency intervention order within the period prescribed by § 152.054 is not personally liable for an action taken by the person in accordance with and in reliance on the order.
(b) If a personal representative has not been appointed when an emergency intervention order issued under § 152.052 expires, a person in possession of the decedent‘s personal property that is the subject of the order, without incurring civil liability, may:
(1) release the property to the decedent’s heirs; or
(2) dispose of the property under Subchapter C, Chapter 54, Property Code, or § 7.209 or 7.210, Business & Commerce Code.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 152.055
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Person: includes a natural person and a corporation. See Texas Estates Code 22.027
- personal representative: include :
(1) an executor and independent executor;
(2) an administrator, independent administrator, and temporary administrator; and
(3) a successor to an executor or administrator listed in Subdivision (1) or (2). See Texas Estates Code 22.031 - Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005