Texas Estates Code 53.054 – Exemption From Probate Fees for Estates of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, and Others
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(a) In this section:
(1) “Eligible decedent” means an individual listed in Section 615.003, Government Code.
(2) “Line of duty” and “personal injury” have the meanings assigned by Section 615.021(e), Government Code.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the clerk of a court may not charge, or collect from, the estate of an eligible decedent any of the following fees if the decedent died as a result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty in the individual’s position as described by Section 615.003, Government Code:
(1) a fee for or associated with the filing of the decedent’s will for probate; and
(2) a fee for any service rendered by the court regarding the administration of the decedent’s estate.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 53.054
- Court: means and includes:
(1) a county court in the exercise of its probate jurisdiction;
(2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise original probate jurisdiction; and
(3) a district court exercising original probate jurisdiction in a contested matter. See Texas Estates Code 22.007 - Decedent: A deceased person.
- 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 - Probate: Proving a will