Sec. 1157.064. PRESENTMENT OF CLAIM PREREQUISITE FOR JUDGMENT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a judgment may not be rendered in favor of a claimant on a claim for money that has not been:
(1) legally presented to the guardian of the estate of the ward; and
(2) wholly or partly rejected by the guardian or the court.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a claim against the estate of a ward for delinquent ad valorem taxes that is being administered in probate in a county other than the county in which the taxes were imposed.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures
Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship
Chapter 1157 - Presentment and Payment of Claims
Subchapter B. Action on Claims
Section 1157.051. Allowance or Rejection of Claim
Section 1157.052. Failure to Endorse or Attach Memorandum or Allow or Reject Claim
Section 1157.053. Claim Entered on Claim Docket
Section 1157.054. Contest of Claim
Section 1157.055. Court's Action on Claim
Section 1157.056. Hearing on Certain Claims
Section 1157.057. Court Order Regarding Action on Claim
Section 1157.058. Appeal of Court's Action on Claim
Section 1157.059. Allowance and Approval Prohibited Without Affidavit
Section 1157.060. Unsecured Claims Barred Under Certain Circumstances
Section 1157.061. Allowing Barred Claim Prohibited; Court Disapproval
Section 1157.062. Certain Actions on Claims With Lost or Destroyed Evidence Void
Section 1157.063. Suit on Rejected Claim
Section 1157.064. Presentment of Claim Prerequisite for Judgment