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TEXAS ESTATES CODE, TITLE 2. SUBTITLE J. CHAPTER 453.
§ 453.001. EFFECT OF CHAPTER.
This chapter does not prohibit the administration of community property under other provisions of this title relating to the administration of an estate.
§ 453.002. ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY NOT NECESSARY.
If a spouse dies intestate and the community property passes to the surviving spouse, no administration of the community property is necessary.
§ 453.003. GENERAL POWERS OF SURVIVING SPOUSE IF NO ADMINISTRATION IS PENDING.
(a) If there is no qualified executor or administrator of a deceased spouse's estate, the surviving spouse, as the surviving partner of the marital partnership, may:
§ 453.004. COLLECTION OF UNPAID WAGES IF NO ADMINISTRATION IS PENDING.
(a) If a person who owes money to the community estate for current wages at the time of a deceased spouse's death is provided an affidavit stating that the affiant is the surviving spouse and that no one has qualified as executor or administrator of the deceased spouse's estate, the person who pays or delivers to the affiant the deceased spouse's final paycheck for the wages, including any unpaid sick pay or vacation pay, is released from liability to the same extent as if the payment or delivery is made to the deceased spouse's personal representative. The person is not required to inquire into the truth of the affidavit.
§ 453.005. REMARRIAGE OF SURVIVING SPOUSE.
The remarriage of a surviving spouse does not terminate the surviving spouse's powers as a surviving partner.
§ 453.006. ACCOUNT OF COMMUNITY DEBTS AND DISPOSITION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY.
(a) The surviving spouse shall keep a fair and full account and statement of:
§ 453.007. DELIVERY OF COMMUNITY ESTATE ON FINAL PARTITION.
On final partition of the community estate, the surviving spouse shall deliver to the deceased spouse's heirs or devisees their interest in the estate, and the increase in and profits of the interest, after deducting from the interest:
§ 453.008. LIABILITY OF SURVIVING SPOUSE FOR LOSS.
A surviving spouse is not liable for a loss sustained by the community estate unless the surviving spouse is guilty of gross negligence or bad faith.
§ 453.009. DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS BETWEEN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND SURVIVING SPOUSE.
(a) A qualified personal representative of a deceased spouse's estate may administer: