Texas Estates Code 355.056 – Hearing On Certain Claims
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(a) If a claim is properly authenticated and allowed but the court is not satisfied that the claim is just, the court shall:
(1) examine the claimant and the personal representative under oath; and
(2) hear other evidence necessary to determine the issue.
(b) If after conducting the examination and hearing the evidence under Subsection (a) the court is not convinced that the claim is just, the court shall disapprove the claim.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 355.056
- Court: means and includes:
(1) a county court in the exercise of its probate jurisdiction;
(2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise original probate jurisdiction; and
(3) a district court exercising original probate jurisdiction in a contested matter. See Texas Estates Code 22.007 - Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- personal representative: include :
(1) an executor and independent executor;
(2) an administrator, independent administrator, and temporary administrator; and
(3) a successor to an executor or administrator listed in Subdivision (1) or (2). See Texas Estates Code 22.031