Sec. 351.003. CERTAIN COSTS ADJUDGED AGAINST PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE. If a personal representative neglects to perform a required duty or is removed for cause, the representative and the sureties on the representative's bond are liable for:
(1) the costs of removal and other additional costs incurred that are not expenditures authorized by this title; and
(2) reasonable attorney's fees incurred in:
(A) removing the representative; or
(B) obtaining compliance regarding any statutory duty the representative has neglected.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Last modified: September 28, 2016