Sec. 290. FAMILY ALLOWANCE PREFERRED

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The family allowance made for the support of the surviving spouse, minor children, and adult incapacitated children of the deceased shall be paid in preference to all other debts or charges against the estate, except Class 1 claims.

Acts 1955, 54th Leg., p. 88, ch. 55, eff. Jan. 1, 1956. Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 38, ch. 24, Sec. 18, eff. Aug. 27, 1979; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1302, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 810 , Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2011.

                    
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