Sec. 1157.102. PAYMENT OF UNAUTHENTICATED CLAIM. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a guardian of the estate may pay an unauthenticated claim against the ward's estate if the guardian believes the claim to be just.
(b) A guardian who pays a claim under Subsection (a) and the sureties on the guardian's bond are liable for the amount of any payment of the claim if the court finds that the claim is not just.
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 C. Payment of Claims, Allowances, and Expenses
Section 1157.101. Payment of Approved or Established Claim
Section 1157.102. Payment of Unauthenticated Claim
Section 1157.103. Priority of Payment of Claims
Section 1157.104. Payment of Proceeds From Sale of Property Securing Debt
Section 1157.105. Claimant's Petition for Allowance and Payment of Claim
Section 1157.106. Payment When Assets Insufficient to Pay Certain Claims