Sec. 355.062. CERTAIN ACTIONS ON CLAIMS WITH LOST OR DESTROYED EVIDENCE VOID. (a) Before a claim the evidence for which is lost or destroyed is approved, the claim must be proved by disinterested testimony taken in open court or by oral or written deposition.
(b) The allowance or approval of a claim the evidence for which is lost or destroyed is void if the claim is:
(1) allowed or approved without the affidavit under Section 355.006; or
(2) approved without satisfactory proof.
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 B. Action on Claims
Section 355.051. Allowance or Rejection of Claim
Section 355.052. Failure to Timely Allow or Reject Claim
Section 355.053. Claim Entered on Claim Docket
Section 355.054. Contest of Claim
Section 355.055. Court's Action on Claim
Section 355.056. Hearing on Certain Claims
Section 355.057. Court Order Regarding Action on Claim
Section 355.058. Appeal of Court's Action on Claim
Section 355.059. Allowance and Approval Prohibited Without Affidavit
Section 355.060. Unsecured Claims Barred Under Certain Circumstances
Section 355.061. Allowing Barred Claim Prohibited: Court Disapproval
Section 355.062. Certain Actions on Claims With Lost or Destroyed Evidence Void
Section 355.063. Claims Not Allowed After Order for Partition and Distribution
Section 355.064. Suit on Rejected Claim
Section 355.065. Presentment of Claim Prerequisite for Judgment