Estates Code § 355.203

Sec. 355.203. PURCHASE OF CLAIM BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE PROHIBITED. (a) It is unlawful, and cause for removal, for a personal representative, whether acting under appointment by will or court orders, to purchase a claim against the estate the representative represents for the representative's own use or any other purpose. (b) On written complaint by a person interested in the estate and on satisfactory proof of a violation of Subsection (a), the court after citation and hearing: (1) shall enter an order canceling the claim described by Subsection (a); and (2) may remove the personal representative who is found to have violated Subsection (a). (c) No part of a claim canceled under Subsection (b) may be paid out of the estate. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.