Sec. 505.101. SUIT TO RECOVER DEBT. (a) On giving notice by registered or certified mail to all creditors of a decedent in this state who have filed a claim against the decedent's estate for a debt due to the creditor, a foreign executor or administrator of a person who was a nonresident at the time of death may maintain a suit in this state for the recovery of debts due to the decedent.
(b) The plaintiff's letters testamentary or of administration granted by a competent tribunal, properly authenticated, must be filed with the suit.
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 K - Foreign Wills, Other Testamentary Instruments, and Fiduciaries
Chapter 505 - Foreign Personal Representatives, Trustees, and Fiduciaries
Subchapter C. Recovery of Debts by Foreign Executor or Administrator
Section 505.101. Suit to Recover Debt
Section 505.103. Restriction on Suit Brought by Foreign Executor or Administrator