Texas Property Code - Section 23.005. Fees
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§ 23.005. FEES. The judge of a court that hears an action
to partition real property shall examine the report of the
commissioners appointed to partition the property and shall
determine from the report and from evidence submitted by the
parties the complexity and difficulty of making the partition. The
court shall then award the commissioners, and any surveyor
appointed by the court or retained by the commissioners, a
reasonable fee for the services rendered. The fees awarded shall be
taxed and collected as costs of court in the same manner as the
other costs in the action.
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3514, ch. 576, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 443, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1991.
Section: 22.043 22.044 22.045 23.001 23.002 23.003 23.004 23.005 23.006 24.001 24.002 24.003 24.004 24.005 24.0051
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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