§ 26.001 Definitions
§ 26.002 Property Right Established
§ 26.003 Applicability
§ 26.004 Transferability
§ 26.005 Ownership After Death of Individual
§ 26.006 Registration of Claim
§ 26.007 Effect of Registration
§ 26.008 Exercise of Ownership for First Year Following Death of Individual
§ 26.009 Exercise of Ownership After First Year Following Death of Individual
§ 26.010 Termination
§ 26.011 Unauthorized Uses
§ 26.012 Permitted Uses
§ 26.013 Liability for Unauthorized Use
§ 26.014 Other Rights Not Affected
§ 26.015 Defenses to Liability
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Terms Used In Texas Property Code Chapter 26 - Use of a Deceased Individual's Name, Voice, Signature, Photograph, or Likeness

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Claims: includes :
    (1) liabilities of a decedent that survive the decedent's death, including taxes, regardless of whether the liabilities arise in contract or tort or otherwise;
    (2) funeral expenses;
    (3) the expense of a tombstone;
    (4) expenses of administration;
    (5) estate and inheritance taxes; and
    (6) debts due such estates. See Texas Estates Code 22.005
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • lien: include :
    (1) a deed of trust;
    (2) a vendor's lien, a mechanic's, materialman's, or laborer's lien, an attachment or garnishment lien, and a federal or state tax lien;
    (3) a chattel mortgage;
    (4) a judgment; and
    (5) a pledge by hypothecation. See Texas Estates Code 22.024
  • Per stirpes: The legal means by which the children of a decedent, upon the death of an ancestor at a level above that of the decedent, receive by right of representation the share of the ancestor
  • Person: includes a natural person and a corporation. See Texas Estates Code 22.027
  • person interested: means :
    (1) an heir, devisee, spouse, creditor, or any other having a property right in or claim against an estate being administered; and
    (2) anyone interested in the welfare of an incapacitated person, including a minor. See Texas Estates Code 22.018
  • Signature: includes the mark of a person unable to write, and "subscribe" includes the making of such a mark. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Ward: means a person for whom a guardian has been appointed. See Texas Estates Code 22.033
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005