Sec. 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: (1) sue and be sued to recover community property; (2) sell, mortgage, lease, and otherwise dispose of community property to pay debts for which a portion of community property is liable for payment; (3) collect claims due to the community estate; and (4) exercise other powers as necessary to: (A) preserve the community property; (B) discharge obligations for which a portion of community property is liable for payment; and (C) wind up community affairs. (b) This section does not affect the disposition of the deceased spouse's property.
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