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TX Est Code § 123.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 123 - Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter A. Effect of Dissolution of Marriage on Will|Section 123.001. Will Provisions Made Before Dissolution of Marriage

Sec. 123.001.  WILL PROVISIONS MADE BEFORE DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Irrevocable trust" means a trust:(A)  for which the trust instrument was executed before the dissolution of a testator's marriage; and(B)  that the testator was not solely empowered by law or by the trust instrument to revoke.(2)  "Relative" means an individual related to another individual by:(A)  consanguinity, as determined under Section 573.022, Government Code; or(B)  affinity, as determined under Section 573.024, Government Code.(b)  If, after the testator makes a will, the testator's marriage is dissolved by divorce, annulment, or a declaration that the marriage is void, unless the will expressly provides otherwise:(1)  all provisions in the will, including all fiduciary appointments, shall be read as if the former spouse and each relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the testator had failed to survive the testator; and(2)  all provisions in the will disposing of property to an irrevocable trust in which a former spouse or a relative of a former spouse who is not a relative of the testator is a beneficiary or is nominated to serve as trustee or in another fiduciary capacity or that confers a general or special power of appointment on a former spouse or a relative of a former spouse who is not a relative of the testator shall be read to instead dispose of the property to a trust the provisions of which are identical to the irrevocable trust, except any provision in the irrevocable trust:(A)  conferring a beneficial interest or a general or special power of appointment to the former spouse or a relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the testator shall be treated as if the former spouse and each relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the testator had disclaimed the interest granted in the provision; and(B)  nominating the former spouse or a relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the testator to serve as trustee or in another fiduciary capacity shall be treated as if the former spouse and each relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the testator had died immediately before the dissolution of the marriage.(c)  Subsection (b)(2) does not apply if one of the following provides otherwise:(1)  a court order; or(2)  an express provision of a contract relating to the division of the marital estate entered into between the testator and the testator's former spouse before, during, or after the marriage.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Est Code § 123.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 123 - Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter A. Effect of Dissolution of Marriage on Will|Section 123.002. Treatment of Decedent's Former Spouse

Sec. 123.002.  TREATMENT OF DECEDENT'S FORMER SPOUSE.  A person is not a surviving spouse of a decedent if the person's marriage to the decedent has been dissolved by divorce, annulment, or a declaration that the marriage is void, unless:(1)  as the result of a subsequent marriage, the person is married to the decedent at the time of death; and(2)  the subsequent marriage is not declared void under Subchapter C.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 123.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 123 - Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter B. Effect of Dissolution of Marriage on Certain Nontestamentary Transfers|Section 123.051. Definitions

Sec. 123.051.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Disposition or appointment of property" includes a transfer of property to or a provision of another benefit to a beneficiary under a trust instrument.(2)  "Divorced individual" means an individual whose marriage has been dissolved by divorce, annulment, or a declaration that the marriage is void.(2-a)  "Relative" means an individual who is related to another individual by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Sections 573.022 and 573.024, Government Code, respectively.(3)  "Revocable," with respect to a disposition, appointment, provision, or nomination, means a disposition to, appointment of, provision in favor of, or nomination of an individual's spouse that is contained in a trust instrument executed by the individual before the dissolution of the individual's marriage to the spouse and that the individual was solely empowered by law or by the trust instrument to revoke regardless of whether the individual had the capacity to exercise the power at that time.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.13, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 123.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 123 - Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter B. Effect of Dissolution of Marriage on Certain Nontestamentary Transfers|Section 123.052. Revocation of Certain Nontestamentary Transfers; Treatment of Former Spouse as Beneficiary Under Certain Policies or Plans

Sec. 123.052.  REVOCATION OF CERTAIN NONTESTAMENTARY TRANSFERS; TREATMENT OF FORMER SPOUSE AS BENEFICIARY UNDER CERTAIN POLICIES OR PLANS.  (a)  The dissolution of the marriage revokes a provision in a trust instrument that was executed by a divorced individual as settlor before the divorced individual's marriage was dissolved and that:(1)  is a revocable disposition or appointment of property made to the divorced individual's former spouse or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual;(2)  revocably confers a general or special power of appointment on the divorced individual's former spouse or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual; or(3)  revocably nominates the divorced individual's former spouse or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual to serve:(A)  as a personal representative, trustee, conservator, agent, or guardian; or(B)  in another fiduciary or representative capacity.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply if one of the following provides otherwise:(1)  a court order;(2)  the express terms of a trust instrument executed by the divorced individual before the individual's marriage was dissolved; or(3)  an express provision of a contract relating to the division of the marital estate entered into between the divorced individual and the individual's former spouse before, during, or after the marriage.(c)  Sections 9.301 and 9.302, Family Code, govern the designation of a former spouse as a beneficiary of certain life insurance policies or as a beneficiary under certain retirement benefit plans or other financial plans.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.14, eff. January 1, 2014.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 844 (H.B. 2271), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Est Code § 123.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 123 - Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter B. Effect of Dissolution of Marriage on Certain Nontestamentary Transfers|Section 123.053. Effect of Revocation

Sec. 123.053.  EFFECT OF REVOCATION.  (a)  An interest granted in a provision of a trust instrument that is revoked under Section 123.052(a)(1) or (2) passes as if the former spouse of the divorced individual who executed the trust instrument and each relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual disclaimed the interest granted in the provision.(b)  An interest granted in a provision of a trust instrument that is revoked under Section 123.052(a)(3) passes as if the former spouse and each relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual died immediately before the dissolution of the marriage.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.15, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 123.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 123 - Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter B. Effect of Dissolution of Marriage on Certain Nontestamentary Transfers|Section 123.054. Liability of Certain Purchasers or Recipients of Certain Payments, Benefits, or Property

Sec. 123.054.  LIABILITY OF CERTAIN PURCHASERS OR RECIPIENTS OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS, BENEFITS, OR PROPERTY.  A bona fide purchaser of property from a divorced individual's former spouse or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual or a person who receives from the former spouse or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual a payment, benefit, or property in partial or full satisfaction of an enforceable obligation:(1)  is not required by this subchapter to return the payment, benefit, or property; and(2)  is not liable under this subchapter for the amount of the payment or the value of the property or benefit.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.16, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 123.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 123 - Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter B. Effect of Dissolution of Marriage on Certain Nontestamentary Transfers|Section 123.055. Liability of Former Spouse for Certain Payments, Benefits, or Property

Sec. 123.055.  LIABILITY OF FORMER SPOUSE FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS, BENEFITS, OR PROPERTY.  A divorced individual's former spouse or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual who, not for value, receives a payment, benefit, or property to which the former spouse or the relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual is not entitled as a result of Sections 123.052(a) and (b):(1)  shall return the payment, benefit, or property to the person who is entitled to the payment, benefit, or property under this subchapter; or(2)  is personally liable to the person described by Subdivision (1) for the amount of the payment or the value of the benefit or property received, as applicable.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.17, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 123.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 123 - Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter B. Effect of Dissolution of Marriage on Certain Nontestamentary Transfers|Section 123.056. Certain Trusts With Divorced Individuals as Joint Settlors

Sec. 123.056.  CERTAIN TRUSTS WITH DIVORCED INDIVIDUALS AS JOINT SETTLORS.  (a)  This section applies only to a trust created under a trust instrument that:(1)  was executed by two married individuals as settlors whose marriage to each other is subsequently dissolved; and(2)  includes a provision described by Section 123.052(a).(b)  On the death of one of the divorced individuals who is a settlor of a trust to which this section applies, the trustee shall divide the trust into two trusts, each of which shall be composed of the property attributable to the contributions of only one of the divorced individuals.(c)  An action authorized in a trust instrument described by Subsection (a) that requires the actions of both divorced individuals may be taken with respect to a trust established in accordance with Subsection (b) from the surviving divorced individual's contributions solely by that divorced individual.(d)  The provisions of this subchapter apply independently to each trust established in accordance with Subsection (b) as if the divorced individual from whose contributions the trust was established had been the only settlor to execute the trust instrument described by Subsection (a).(e)  This section does not apply if one of the following provides otherwise:(1)  a court order;(2)  the express terms of a trust instrument executed by the two divorced individuals before their marriage was dissolved; or(3)  an express provision of a contract relating to the division of the marital estate entered into between the two divorced individuals before, during, or after their marriage.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 844 (H.B. 2271), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Est Code § 123.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 123 - Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter C. Certain Marriages Voidable After Death|Section 123.101. Proceeding to Void Marriage Based on Mental Capacity Pending at Time of Death

Sec. 123.101.  PROCEEDING TO VOID MARRIAGE BASED ON MENTAL CAPACITY PENDING AT TIME OF DEATH.  (a)  If a proceeding under Chapter 6, Family Code, to declare a marriage void based on the lack of mental capacity of one of the parties to the marriage is pending on the date of death of one of those parties, or if a guardianship proceeding in which a court is requested under Chapter 6, Family Code, to declare a ward's or proposed ward's marriage void based on the lack of mental capacity of the ward or proposed ward is pending on the date of the ward's or proposed ward's death, the court may make the determination and declare the marriage void after the decedent's death.(b)  In making a determination described by Subsection (a), the court shall apply the standards for an annulment prescribed by Section 6.108(a), Family Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 123.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 123 - Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter C. Certain Marriages Voidable After Death|Section 123.102. Application to Void Marriage After Death

Sec. 123.102.  APPLICATION TO VOID MARRIAGE AFTER DEATH.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (c), if a proceeding described by Section 123.101(a) is not pending on the date of a decedent's death, an interested person may file an application with the court requesting that the court void the marriage of the decedent if:(1)  on the date of the decedent's death, the decedent was married; and(2)  that marriage commenced not earlier than three years before the date of the decedent's death.(b)  The notice applicable to a proceeding for a declaratory judgment under Chapter 37, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, applies to a proceeding under Subsection (a).(c)  An application authorized by Subsection (a) may not be filed after the first anniversary of the date of the decedent's death.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 123.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 123 - Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter C. Certain Marriages Voidable After Death|Section 123.103. Action on Application to Void Marriage After Death

Sec. 123.103.  ACTION ON APPLICATION TO VOID MARRIAGE AFTER DEATH.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), in a proceeding brought under Section 123.102, the court shall declare the decedent's marriage void if the court finds that, on the date the marriage occurred, the decedent did not have the mental capacity to:(1)  consent to the marriage;  and(2)  understand the nature of the marriage ceremony, if a ceremony occurred.(b)  A court that makes a finding described by Subsection (a) may not declare the decedent's marriage void if the court finds that, after the date the marriage occurred, the decedent:(1)  gained the mental capacity to recognize the marriage relationship;  and(2)  did recognize the marriage relationship.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 123.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 123 - Dissolution of Marriage|Subchapter C. Certain Marriages Voidable After Death|Section 123.104. Effect of Voided Marriage

Sec. 123.104.  EFFECT OF VOIDED MARRIAGE.  If the court declares a decedent's marriage void in a proceeding described by Section 123.101(a) or brought under Section 123.102, the other party to the marriage is not considered the decedent's surviving spouse for purposes of any law of this state.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 124.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 124 - Valuation and Taxation of Estate Property|Subchapter A. Apportionment of Taxes|Section 124.001. Definitions

Sec. 124.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Court" means:(A)  a court in which proceedings for administration of an estate are pending or have been completed; or(B)  if no proceedings are pending or have been completed, a court in which venue lies for the administration of an estate.(2)  "Estate" means the gross estate of a decedent as determined for the purpose of estate taxes.(3)  "Estate tax" means any estate, inheritance, or death tax levied or assessed on the property of a decedent's estate because of the death of a person and imposed by federal, state, local, or foreign law, including the federal estate tax and the inheritance tax imposed by former Chapter 211, Tax Code, and including interest and penalties imposed in addition to those taxes.  The term does not include a tax imposed under Section 2601 or 2701(d)(1)(A), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 2601 or 2701(d)).(4)  "Person" includes a trust, natural person, partnership, association, joint stock company, corporation, government, political subdivision, or governmental agency.(5)  "Person interested in the estate" means a person, or a fiduciary on behalf of that person, who is entitled to receive or who has received, from a decedent or because of the death of the decedent, property included in the decedent's estate for purposes of the estate tax.  The term does not include a creditor of the decedent or of the decedent's estate.(6)  "Representative" means the representative, executor, or administrator of an estate, or any other person who is required to pay estate taxes assessed against the estate.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1161 (S.B. 752), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 844 (H.B. 2271), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Est Code § 124.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 124 - Valuation and Taxation of Estate Property|Subchapter A. Apportionment of Taxes|Section 124.002. References to Internal Revenue Code

Sec. 124.002.  REFERENCES TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.  A reference in this subchapter to a section of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 refers to that section as it exists at the time in question.  The reference also includes a corresponding section of a subsequent Internal Revenue Code and, if the referenced section is renumbered, the section as renumbered.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 124.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 124 - Valuation and Taxation of Estate Property|Subchapter A. Apportionment of Taxes|Section 124.003. Apportionment Directed by Federal Law

Sec. 124.003.  APPORTIONMENT DIRECTED BY FEDERAL LAW.  If federal law directs the apportionment of the federal estate tax, a similar state tax shall be apportioned in the same manner.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 124.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 124 - Valuation and Taxation of Estate Property|Subchapter A. Apportionment of Taxes|Section 124.004. Effect of Disclaimers

Sec. 124.004.  EFFECT OF DISCLAIMERS.  This subchapter shall be applied after giving effect to any disclaimers made in accordance with Chapter 240, Property Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 562 (H.B. 2428), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.|