Sec. 355.003. INCLUSION OF ATTORNEY'S FEES IN CLAIM. If the instrument evidencing or supporting a claim provides for attorney's fees, the claimant may include as a part of the claim the portion of attorney's fees the claimant has paid or contracted to pay to an attorney to prepare, present, and collect the claim.
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 355 - Presentment and Payment of Claims
Subchapter A. Presentment of Claims Against Estates in General
Section 355.001. Presentment of Claim to Personal Representative
Section 355.002. Presentment of Claim to Clerk
Section 355.003. Inclusion of Attorney's Fees in Claim
Section 355.004. Affidavit Authenticating Claim for Money in General
Section 355.005. Affidavit Authenticating Claim of Corporation or Other Entity
Section 355.006. Lost or Destroyed Evidence Concerning Claim
Section 355.007. Waiver of Certain Defects of Form or Claims of Insufficiency
Section 355.008. Effect on Statutes of Limitation of Presentment of or Suit on Claim