Sec. 356.251. APPLICATION FOR ORDER OF SALE. An application may be made to the court for an order to sell estate property if the sale appears necessary or advisable to:
(1) pay:
(A) expenses of administration;
(B) the decedent's funeral expenses;
(C) expenses of the decedent's last illness;
(D) allowances; and
(E) claims against the estate; or
(2) dispose of an interest in estate real property if selling the interest is considered in the estate's best interest.
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 356 - Sale of Estate Property
Subchapter F. Sale of Real Property: Application and Order for Sale
Section 356.251. Application for Order of Sale
Section 356.252. Contents of Application
Section 356.254. Opposition to Sale