Sec. 403.056. NOTICES REQUIRED BY CREDITORS. (a) Notice to the independent executor required by Sections 403.052 and 403.055 must be contained in:
(1) a written instrument that complies with Section 355.004 and is hand-delivered with proof of receipt, or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested with proof of receipt, to the independent executor or the executor's attorney;
(2) a pleading filed in a lawsuit with respect to the claim; or
(3) a written instrument that complies with Section 355.004 or a pleading filed in the court in which the administration of the estate is pending.
(b) This section does not exempt a creditor who elects matured secured status from the filing requirements of Section 403.052, to the extent those requirements are applicable.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.53, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 54, eff. January 1, 2014.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney
Subtitle I - Independent Administration
Chapter 403 - Exemptions and Allowances; Claims
Section 403.051. Duty of Independent Executor
Section 403.052. Secured Claims for Money
Section 403.053. Matured Secured Claims
Section 403.054. Preferred Debt and Lien Claims
Section 403.055. Certain Unsecured Claims; Barring of Claims
Section 403.056. Notices Required by Creditors
Section 403.057. Statute of Limitations
Section 403.058. Other Claim Procedures Generally Do Not Apply
Section 403.0585. Liability of Independent Executor for Payment of a Claim