Texas Estates Code 355.052 – Failure to Timely Allow or Reject Claim
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Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 355.052
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- person interested: means :
(1) an heir, devisee, spouse, creditor, or any other having a property right in or claim against an estate being administered; and
(2) anyone interested in the welfare of an incapacitated person, including a minor. See Texas Estates Code 22.018 - 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 - Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
The failure of a personal representative to timely allow or reject a claim under § 355.051 constitutes a rejection of the claim. If the claim is established by suit after that rejection:
(1) the costs shall be taxed against the representative, individually; or
(2) the representative may be removed on the written complaint of any person interested in the claim after personal service of citation, hearing, and proof, as in other cases of removal.