Texas Estates Code 355.154 – Preferred Debt and Lien
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Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 355.154
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Estate: means a decedent's property, as that property:
(1) exists originally and as the property changes in form by sale, reinvestment, or otherwise;
(2) is augmented by any accretions and other additions to the property, including any property to be distributed to the decedent's representative by the trustee of a trust that terminates on the decedent's death, and substitutions for the property; and
(3) is diminished by any decreases in or distributions from the property. See Texas Estates Code 22.012 - Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
When a claim for a debt is allowed and approved under § 355.151(a)(2):
(1) a further claim for the debt may not be made against other estate assets;
(2) the debt thereafter remains a preferred lien against the property securing the debt; and
(3) the property remains security for the debt in any distribution or sale of the property before final maturity and payment of the debt.