Sec. 351.003. CERTAIN COSTS ADJUDGED AGAINST PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE. If a personal representative neglects to perform a required duty or is removed for cause, the representative and the sureties on the representative's bond are liable for:
(1) the costs of removal and other additional costs incurred that are not expenditures authorized by this title; and
(2) reasonable attorney's fees incurred in:
(A) removing the representative; or
(B) obtaining compliance regarding any statutory duty the representative has neglected.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney
Subtitle H - Continuation of Administration
Chapter 351 - Powers and Duties of Personal Representatives in General
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 351.001. Applicability of Common Law
Section 351.003. Certain Costs Adjudged Against Personal Representative