Sec. 408.185.  EFFECT OF BENEFICIARY DISPUTE;  ATTORNEY'S FEES.  On settlement of a case in which the insurance carrier admits liability for death benefits but a dispute exists as to the proper beneficiary or beneficiaries, the settlement shall be paid in periodic payments as provided by law, with a reasonable attorney's fee not to exceed 25 percent of the settlement, paid periodically, and based on time and expenses.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.