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TX Est Code § 201.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 201 - Descent and Distribution|Subchapter B. Matters Affecting Inheritance|Section 201.054. Adopted Child

Sec. 201.054.  ADOPTED CHILD.  (a)  For purposes of inheritance under the laws of descent and distribution, an adopted child is regarded as the child of the adoptive parent or parents, and the adopted child and the adopted child's descendants inherit from and through the adoptive parent or parents and their kindred as if the adopted child were the natural child of the adoptive parent or parents.  The adoptive parent or parents and their kindred inherit from and through the adopted child as if the adopted child were the natural child of the adoptive parent or parents.(b)  The natural parent or parents of an adopted child and the kindred of the natural parent or parents may not inherit from or through the adopted child, but the adopted child inherits from and through the child's natural parent or parents, except as provided by Section 162.507(c), Family Code.(c)  This section does not prevent an adoptive parent from disposing of the parent's property by will according to law.(d)  This section does not diminish the rights of an adopted child under the laws of descent and distribution or otherwise that the adopted child acquired by virtue of inclusion in the definition of "child" under Section 22.004.(e)  For purposes of this section, "adopted child" means a child:(1)  adopted through an existing or former statutory procedure; or(2)  considered by a court to be equitably adopted or adopted by acts of estoppel.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 844 (H.B. 2271), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Est Code § 201.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 201 - Descent and Distribution|Subchapter B. Matters Affecting Inheritance|Section 201.055. Issue of Void or Voidable Marriage

Sec. 201.055.  ISSUE OF VOID OR VOIDABLE MARRIAGE.  The issue of a marriage declared void or voided by annulment shall be treated in the same manner as the issue of a valid marriage.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 201.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 201 - Descent and Distribution|Subchapter B. Matters Affecting Inheritance|Section 201.056. Persons Not in Being

Sec. 201.056.  PERSONS NOT IN BEING.  No right of inheritance accrues to any person unless the person is born before, or is in gestation at, the time of the intestate's death and survives for at least 120 hours.  A person is:(1)  considered to be in gestation at the time of the intestate's death if insemination or implantation occurs at or before the time of the intestate's death; and(2)  presumed to be in gestation at the time of the intestate's death if the person is born before the 301st day after the date of the intestate's death.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Est Code § 201.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 201 - Descent and Distribution|Subchapter B. Matters Affecting Inheritance|Section 201.057. Collateral Kindred of Whole and Half Blood

Sec. 201.057.  COLLATERAL KINDRED OF WHOLE AND HALF BLOOD.  If the inheritance from an intestate passes to the collateral kindred of the intestate and part of the collateral kindred are of whole blood and the other part are of half blood of the intestate, each of the collateral kindred who is of half blood inherits only half as much as that inherited by each of the collateral kindred who is of whole blood.  If all of the collateral kindred are of half blood of the intestate, each of the collateral kindred inherits a whole portion.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 201.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 201 - Descent and Distribution|Subchapter B. Matters Affecting Inheritance|Section 201.058. Convicted Persons

Sec. 201.058.  CONVICTED PERSONS.  (a)  No conviction shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate except as provided by Subsection (b).(b)  If a beneficiary of a life insurance policy or contract is convicted and sentenced as a principal or accomplice in wilfully bringing about the death of the insured, the proceeds of the insurance policy or contract shall be paid in the manner provided by the Insurance Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 201.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 201 - Descent and Distribution|Subchapter B. Matters Affecting Inheritance|Section 201.059. Person Who Dies by Casualty

Sec. 201.059.  PERSON WHO DIES BY CASUALTY.  Death by casualty does not result in forfeiture of estate.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 201.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 201 - Descent and Distribution|Subchapter B. Matters Affecting Inheritance|Section 201.060. Alienage

Sec. 201.060.  ALIENAGE.  A person is not disqualified to take as an heir because the person, or another person through whom the person claims, is or has been an alien.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 201.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 201 - Descent and Distribution|Subchapter B. Matters Affecting Inheritance|Section 201.061. Estate of Person Who Dies by Suicide

Sec. 201.061.  ESTATE OF PERSON WHO DIES BY SUICIDE.  The estate of a person who commits suicide descends or vests as if the person died a natural death.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 201.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 201 - Descent and Distribution|Subchapter B. Matters Affecting Inheritance|Section 201.062. Treatment of Certain Parent-Child Relationships

Sec. 201.062.  TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS.  (a)  A probate court may enter an order declaring that the parent of a child under 18 years of age may not inherit from or through the child under the laws of descent and distribution if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the parent has:(1)  voluntarily abandoned and failed to support the child in accordance with the parent's obligation or ability for at least three years before the date of the child's death, and did not resume support for the child before that date;(2)  voluntarily and with knowledge of the pregnancy:(A)  abandoned the child's mother beginning at a time during her pregnancy with the child and continuing through the birth;(B)  failed to provide adequate support or medical care for the mother during the period of abandonment before the child's birth; and(C)  remained apart from and failed to support the child since birth; or(3)  been convicted or has been placed on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, for being criminally responsible for the death or serious injury of a child under the following sections of the Penal Code or adjudicated under Title 3, Family Code, for conduct that caused the death or serious injury of a child and that would constitute a violation of one of the following sections of the Penal Code:(A)  Section 19.02 (murder);(B)  Section 19.03 (capital murder);(C)  Section 19.04 (manslaughter);(D)  Section 21.11 (indecency with a child);(E)  Section 22.01 (assault);(F)  Section 22.011 (sexual assault);(G)  Section 22.02 (aggravated assault);(H)  Section 22.021 (aggravated sexual assault);(I)  Section 22.04 (injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual);(J)  Section 22.041 (abandoning or endangering child);(K)  Section 25.02 (prohibited sexual conduct);(L)  Section 43.25 (sexual performance by a child); or(M)  Section 43.26 (possession or promotion of child pornography).(b)  On a determination under Subsection (a) that the parent of a child may not inherit from or through the child, the parent shall be treated as if the parent predeceased the child for purposes of:(1)  inheritance under the laws of descent and distribution; and(2)  any other cause of action based on parentage.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 201.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 201 - Descent and Distribution|Subchapter C. Distribution to Heirs|Section 201.101. Determination of per Capita With Representation Distribution

Sec. 201.101.  DETERMINATION OF PER CAPITA WITH REPRESENTATION DISTRIBUTION.  (a)  The children, descendants, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, or other relatives of an intestate who stand in the first or same degree of relationship alone and come into the distribution of the intestate's estate take per capita, which means by persons.(b)  If some of the persons described by Subsection (a) are dead and some are living, each descendant of those persons who have died is entitled to a distribution of the intestate's estate.  Each descendant inherits only that portion of the property to which the parent through whom the descendant inherits would be entitled if that parent were alive.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 201.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 201 - Descent and Distribution|Subchapter C. Distribution to Heirs|Section 201.102. No Distinction Based on Property's Source

Sec. 201.102.  NO DISTINCTION BASED ON PROPERTY'S SOURCE.  A distinction may not be made, in regulating the descent and distribution of an estate of a person dying intestate, between property derived by gift, devise, or descent from the intestate's father, and property derived by gift, devise, or descent from the intestate's mother.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 201.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 201 - Descent and Distribution|Subchapter C. Distribution to Heirs|Section 201.103. Treatment of Intestate's Estate

Sec. 201.103.  TREATMENT OF INTESTATE'S ESTATE.  All of the estate to which an intestate had title at the time of death descends and vests in the intestate's heirs in the same manner as if the intestate had been the original purchaser.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 201.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 201 - Descent and Distribution|Subchapter D. Advancements|Section 201.151. Determination of Advancement; Date of Valuation

Sec. 201.151.  DETERMINATION OF ADVANCEMENT; DATE OF VALUATION.  (a)  If a decedent dies intestate as to all or part of the decedent's estate, property that the decedent gave during the decedent's lifetime to a person who, on the date of the decedent's death, is the decedent's heir, or property received by the decedent's heir under a nontestamentary transfer under Subchapter B, Chapter 111, or Chapter 112 or 113, is an advancement against the heir's intestate share of the estate only if:(1)  the decedent declared in a contemporaneous writing, or the heir acknowledged in writing, that the gift or nontestamentary transfer is an advancement; or(2)  the decedent's contemporaneous writing or the heir's written acknowledgment otherwise indicates that the gift or nontestamentary transfer is to be considered in computing the division and distribution of the decedent's intestate estate.(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a), property that is advanced is valued as of the earlier of:(1)  the time that the heir came into possession or enjoyment of the property; or(2)  the time of the decedent's death.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 201.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 201 - Descent and Distribution|Subchapter D. Advancements|Section 201.152. Survival of Recipient Required

Sec. 201.152.  SURVIVAL OF RECIPIENT REQUIRED.  If the recipient of property described by Section 201.151 does not survive the decedent, the property is not considered in computing the division and distribution of the decedent's intestate estate unless the decedent's contemporaneous writing provides otherwise.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 202.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter A. Authorization and Procedures for Commencement of Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.001. General Authorization for and Nature of Proceeding to Declare Heirship

Sec. 202.001.  GENERAL AUTHORIZATION FOR AND NATURE OF PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP.  In the manner provided by this chapter, a court may determine through a proceeding to declare heirship:(1)  the persons who are a decedent's heirs and only heirs; and(2)  the heirs' respective shares and interests under the laws of this state in the decedent's estate or, if applicable, in the trust.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.18, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 202.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter A. Authorization and Procedures for Commencement of Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.002. Circumstances Under Which Proceeding to Declare Heirship Is Authorized

Sec. 202.002.  CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP IS AUTHORIZED.  A court may conduct a proceeding to declare heirship when:(1)  a person dies intestate owning or entitled to property in this state and there has been no administration in this state of the person's estate;(2)  there has been a will probated in this state or elsewhere or an administration in this state of a decedent's estate, but:(A)  property in this state was omitted from the will or administration; or(B)  no final disposition of property in this state has been made in the administration; or(3)  it is necessary for the trustee of a trust holding assets for the benefit of a decedent to determine the heirs of the decedent.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.19, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 202.0025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter A. Authorization and Procedures for Commencement of Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.0025. Action Brought After Decedent's Death

Sec. 202.0025.  ACTION BROUGHT AFTER DECEDENT'S DEATH.  Notwithstanding Section 16.051, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, a proceeding to declare heirship of a decedent may be brought at any time after the decedent's death.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 13, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 202.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter A. Authorization and Procedures for Commencement of Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.004. Persons Who May Commence Proceeding to Declare Heirship

Sec. 202.004.  PERSONS WHO MAY COMMENCE PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP.  A proceeding to declare heirship of a decedent may be commenced and maintained under a circumstance specified by Section 202.002 by:(1)  the personal representative of the decedent's estate;(2)  a person claiming to be a creditor or the owner of all or part of the decedent's estate;(3)  if the decedent was a ward with respect to whom a guardian of the estate had been appointed, the guardian of the estate, provided that the proceeding is commenced and maintained in the probate court in which the proceedings for the guardianship of the estate were pending at the time of the decedent's death;(4)  a party seeking the appointment of an independent administrator under Section 401.003; or(5)  the trustee of a trust holding assets for the benefit of a decedent.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.20, eff. January 1, 2014.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 14, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 202.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter A. Authorization and Procedures for Commencement of Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.005. Application for Proceeding to Declare Heirship

Sec. 202.005.  APPLICATION FOR PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP.  A person authorized by Section 202.004 to commence a proceeding to declare heirship must file an application in a court specified by Section 33.004 to commence the proceeding.  The application must state:(1)  the decedent's name and date and place of death;(2)  the names and physical addresses where service can be had of the decedent's heirs, the relationship of each heir to the decedent, whether each heir is an adult or minor, and the true interest of the applicant and each of the heirs in the decedent's estate or in the trust, as applicable;(3)  if the date or place of the decedent's death or the name or physical address where service can be had of an heir is not definitely known to the applicant, all the material facts and circumstances with respect to which the applicant has knowledge and information that might reasonably tend to show the date or place of the decedent's death or the name or physical address where service can be had of the heir;(4)  that all children born to or adopted by the decedent have been listed;(5)  that each of the decedent's marriages has been listed with:(A)  the date of the marriage;(B)  the name of the spouse;(C)  the date and place of termination if the marriage was terminated; and(D)  other facts to show whether a spouse has had an interest in the decedent's property;(6)  whether the decedent died testate and, if so, what disposition has been made of the will;(7)  a general description of all property belonging to the decedent's estate or held in trust for the benefit of the decedent, as applicable; and(8)  an explanation for the omission from the application of any of the information required by this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.21, eff. January 1, 2014.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Est Code § 202.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter A. Authorization and Procedures for Commencement of Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.006. Request for Determination of Necessity for Administration

Sec. 202.006.  REQUEST FOR DETERMINATION OF NECESSITY FOR ADMINISTRATION.  A person who files an application under Section 202.005 not later than the fourth anniversary of the date of the death of the decedent who is the subject of the application may request that the court determine whether there is a need for administration of the decedent's estate.  The court shall hear evidence on the issue and, in the court's judgment, make a determination of the issue.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 202.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter A. Authorization and Procedures for Commencement of Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.007. Affidavit Supporting Application Required

Sec. 202.007.  AFFIDAVIT SUPPORTING APPLICATION REQUIRED.  (a)  An application filed under Section 202.005 must be supported by the affidavit of each applicant.(b)  An affidavit of an applicant under Subsection (a) must state that, to the applicant's knowledge:(1)  all the allegations in the application are true; and(2)  no material fact or circumstance has been omitted from the application.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 202.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter A. Authorization and Procedures for Commencement of Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.008. Required Parties to Proceeding to Declare Heirship

Sec. 202.008.  REQUIRED PARTIES TO PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP.  Each of the following persons must be made a party to a proceeding to declare heirship:(1)  each unknown heir of the decedent who is the subject of the proceeding;(2)  each person who is named as an heir of the decedent in the application filed under Section 202.005; and(3)  each person who is, on the filing date of the application, shown as owning a share or interest in any real property described in the application by the deed records of the county in which the property is located.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 202.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle E - Intestate Succession|Chapter 202 - Determination of Heirship|Subchapter A. Authorization and Procedures for Commencement of Proceeding to Declare Heirship|Section 202.009. Attorney Ad Litem

Sec. 202.009.  ATTORNEY AD LITEM.  (a)  The court shall appoint an attorney ad litem in a proceeding to declare heirship to represent the interests of heirs whose names or locations are unknown.(b)  The court may expand the appointment of the attorney ad litem appointed under Subsection (a) to include representation of an heir who is an incapacitated person on a finding that the appointment is necessary to protect the interests of the heir.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 15, eff. January 1, 2014.|