Sec. 551.051. RECOVERY OF FUNDS. If funds of an estate have been paid to the comptroller under this chapter, an heir or devisee or an assignee of an heir or devisee may recover the share of the funds to which the heir, devisee, or assignee is entitled by filing a claim with the comptroller in the manner provided by Chapter 74, Property Code, for property delivered to the comptroller under that chapter.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 267 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.