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TX Est Code § 252.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 252 - Safekeeping and Custody of Wills|Subchapter C. Actions by County Clerk on Death of Testator|Section 252.101. Notification by County Clerk

Sec. 252.101.  NOTIFICATION BY COUNTY CLERK.  A county clerk shall notify each person named on the endorsement of the will wrapper that the will is on deposit in the clerk's office if:(1)  an affidavit is submitted to the clerk stating that the testator has died; or(2)  the clerk receives other notice or proof of the testator's death sufficient to convince the clerk that the testator has died.|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. 701 (H.B. 2207), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Est Code § 252.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 252 - Safekeeping and Custody of Wills|Subchapter C. Actions by County Clerk on Death of Testator|Section 252.102. Will Delivery on Testator's Death

Sec. 252.102.  WILL DELIVERY ON TESTATOR'S DEATH.  On the request of one or more persons notified under Section 252.101, the county clerk shall deliver the will that is the subject of the notice to the person or persons.  The clerk shall obtain a receipt for delivery of the will.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 252.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 252 - Safekeeping and Custody of Wills|Subchapter C. Actions by County Clerk on Death of Testator|Section 252.103. Inspection of Will by County Clerk

Sec. 252.103.  INSPECTION OF WILL BY COUNTY CLERK.  A county clerk shall open a will wrapper and inspect the will if:(1)  the notice required by Section 252.101 is returned as undelivered; or(2)  the clerk has accepted for deposit a will that does not specify on the will wrapper the person to whom the will is to be delivered on the testator's death.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 252.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 252 - Safekeeping and Custody of Wills|Subchapter C. Actions by County Clerk on Death of Testator|Section 252.104. Notice and Delivery of Will to Executor

Sec. 252.104.  NOTICE AND DELIVERY OF WILL TO EXECUTOR.  If a county clerk inspects a will under Section 252.103 and the will names an executor, the clerk shall:(1)  notify the person named as executor that the will is on deposit with the clerk; and(2)  deliver, on request, the will to the person named as executor.|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. 701 (H.B. 2207), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Est Code § 252.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 252 - Safekeeping and Custody of Wills|Subchapter C. Actions by County Clerk on Death of Testator|Section 252.105. Notice and Delivery of Will to Devisees

Sec. 252.105.  NOTICE AND DELIVERY OF WILL TO DEVISEES.  (a)  If a county clerk inspects a will under Section 252.103, the clerk shall notify the devisees named in the will that the will is on deposit with the clerk if:(1)  the will does not name an executor;(2)  the person named as executor in the will:(A)  has died; or(B)  fails to take the will before the 31st day after the date the notice required by Section 252.104 is mailed to the person; or(3)  the notice mailed to the person named as executor is returned as undelivered.(b)  On request, the county clerk shall deliver the will to any or all of the devisees notified under Subsection (a).|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. 701 (H.B. 2207), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Est Code § 252.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 252 - Safekeeping and Custody of Wills|Subchapter D. Legal Effect of Will Deposit|Section 252.151. Deposit Has No Legal Significance

Sec. 252.151.  DEPOSIT HAS NO LEGAL SIGNIFICANCE.  The provisions of Subchapter A providing for the deposit of a will with a county clerk are solely for the purpose of providing a safe and convenient repository for a will.  For purposes of probate, a will deposited as provided by Subchapter A may not be treated differently than a will that has not been deposited.|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. 701 (H.B. 2207), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Est Code § 252.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 252 - Safekeeping and Custody of Wills|Subchapter D. Legal Effect of Will Deposit|Section 252.152. Prior Deposited Will in Relation to Later Will

Sec. 252.152.  PRIOR DEPOSITED WILL IN RELATION TO LATER WILL.  A will that is not deposited as provided by Subchapter A shall be admitted to probate on proof that the will is the last will of the testator, notwithstanding the fact that the testator has a prior will that has been deposited in accordance with Subchapter A.|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. 19, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Est Code § 252.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 252 - Safekeeping and Custody of Wills|Subchapter D. Legal Effect of Will Deposit|Section 252.153. Will Deposit Does Not Constitute Notice

Sec. 252.153.  WILL DEPOSIT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE NOTICE.  The deposit of a will as provided by Subchapter A does not constitute notice, constructive or otherwise, to any person as to the existence or the contents of the will.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 252.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 252 - Safekeeping and Custody of Wills|Subchapter E. Duty and Liability of Custodian of Estate Papers|Section 252.201. Will Delivery

Sec. 252.201.  WILL DELIVERY. (a) On receiving notice of a testator's death, the person who has custody of the testator's will shall deliver the will to the clerk of the court that has jurisdiction of the testator's estate.(b)  The clerk of the court shall handle the will in the same manner prescribed by Subchapter A for a will deposited under Section 252.001 other than collection of a fee under Section 252.001(b).|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. 701 (H.B. 2207), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Est Code § 252.2015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 252 - Safekeeping and Custody of Wills|Subchapter E. Duty and Liability of Custodian of Estate Papers|Section 252.2015. Notice and Delivery of Will to Executor or Devisees

Sec. 252.2015.  NOTICE AND DELIVERY OF WILL TO EXECUTOR OR DEVISEES.  (a)  On the deposit of a will under Section 252.201 that names an executor, the clerk of the court shall:(1)  notify the person named as executor in the manner prescribed by Section 252.104; and(2)  deliver, on request, the will to the person named as executor.(b)  On the deposit of a will under Section 252.201, the clerk of the court shall notify the devisees named in the will in the manner prescribed by Section 252.105(a) if:(1)  the will does not name an executor;(2)  the person named as executor in the will:(A)  has died; or(B)  fails to take the will before the 31st day after the date the notice required by Subsection (a) is mailed to the person; or(3)  the notice mailed to the person named as executor is returned as undelivered.(c)  On request, the clerk of the court shall deliver the will to any or all of the devisees notified under Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 701 (H.B. 2207), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Est Code § 252.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 252 - Safekeeping and Custody of Wills|Subchapter E. Duty and Liability of Custodian of Estate Papers|Section 252.202. Personal Service on Custodian of Estate Papers

Sec. 252.202.  PERSONAL SERVICE ON CUSTODIAN OF ESTATE PAPERS.  On a sworn written complaint that a person has custody of the last will of a testator or any papers belonging to the estate of a testator or intestate, the judge of the court that has jurisdiction of the estate shall have the person cited by personal service to appear and show cause why the person should not deliver:(1)  the will to the court for probate; or(2)  the papers to the executor or administrator.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 252.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 252 - Safekeeping and Custody of Wills|Subchapter E. Duty and Liability of Custodian of Estate Papers|Section 252.203. Arrest; Confinement

Sec. 252.203.  ARREST; CONFINEMENT.  On the return of a citation served under Section 252.202, if the judge is satisfied that the person served with the citation had custody of the will or papers at the time the complaint under that section was filed and the person does not deliver the will or papers or show good cause why the will or papers have not been delivered, the judge may have the person arrested and confined until the person delivers the will or papers.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 252.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 252 - Safekeeping and Custody of Wills|Subchapter E. Duty and Liability of Custodian of Estate Papers|Section 252.204. Damages

Sec. 252.204.  DAMAGES.  (a)  A person who refuses to deliver a will or papers described by Section 252.202 is liable to any person aggrieved by the refusal for all damages sustained as a result of the refusal.(b)  Damages may be recovered under this section in any court of competent jurisdiction.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 255.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 255 - Construction and Interpretation of Wills|Subchapter A. Certain Personal Property Excluded From Devise or Legacy|Section 255.001. Definitions

Sec. 255.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Contents" means tangible personal property, other than titled personal property, found inside of or on a specifically devised item.  The term includes clothing, pictures, furniture, coin collections, and other items of tangible personal property that:(A)  do not require a formal transfer of title; and(B)  are located in another item of tangible personal property such as a cedar chest or other furniture.(2)  "Titled personal property" includes all tangible personal property represented by a certificate of title, certificate of ownership, written label, marking, or designation that signifies ownership by a person.  The term includes a motor vehicle, motor home, motorboat, or other similar property that requires a formal transfer of title.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 255.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 255 - Construction and Interpretation of Wills|Subchapter A. Certain Personal Property Excluded From Devise or Legacy|Section 255.002. Certain Personal Property Excluded From Devise of Real Property

Sec. 255.002.  CERTAIN PERSONAL PROPERTY EXCLUDED FROM DEVISE OF REAL PROPERTY.  A devise of real property does not include any personal property located on, or associated with, the real property or any contents of personal property located on the real property unless the will directs that the personal property or contents are included in the devise.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 255.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 255 - Construction and Interpretation of Wills|Subchapter A. Certain Personal Property Excluded From Devise or Legacy|Section 255.003. Contents Excluded From Legacy of Personal Property

Sec. 255.003.  CONTENTS EXCLUDED FROM LEGACY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.  A legacy of personal property does not include any contents of the property unless the will directs that the contents are included in the legacy.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 255.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 255 - Construction and Interpretation of Wills|Subchapter B. Succession by Pretermitted Child|Section 255.051. Definition

Sec. 255.051.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "pretermitted child" means a testator's child who is born or adopted:(1)  during the testator's lifetime or after the testator's death; and(2)  after the execution of the testator's will.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 255.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 255 - Construction and Interpretation of Wills|Subchapter B. Succession by Pretermitted Child|Section 255.052. Applicability and Construction

Sec. 255.052.  APPLICABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION.  (a)  Sections 255.053 and 255.054 apply only to a pretermitted child who is not:(1)  mentioned in the testator's will;(2)  provided for in the testator's will; or(3)  otherwise provided for by the testator.(b)  For purposes of this subchapter, a child is provided for or a provision is made for a child if a disposition of property to or for the benefit of the pretermitted child, whether vested or contingent, is made:(1)  in the testator's will, including a devise to a trustee under Section 254.001; or(2)  outside the testator's will and is intended to take effect at the testator's death.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 255.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 255 - Construction and Interpretation of Wills|Subchapter B. Succession by Pretermitted Child|Section 255.053. Succession by Pretermitted Child if Testator Has Living Child at Will's Execution

Sec. 255.053.  SUCCESSION BY PRETERMITTED CHILD IF TESTATOR HAS LIVING CHILD AT WILL'S EXECUTION.  (a)  If no provision is made in the testator's last will for any child of the testator who is living when the testator executes the will, a pretermitted child succeeds to the portion of the testator's separate and community estate, other than any portion of the estate devised to the pretermitted child's other parent, to which the pretermitted child would have been entitled under Section 201.001 if the testator had died intestate without a surviving spouse, except as limited by Section 255.056.(b)  If a provision, whether vested or contingent, is made in the testator's last will for one or more children of the testator who are living when the testator executes the will, a pretermitted child is entitled only to a portion of the disposition made to children under the will that is equal to the portion the child would have received if the testator had:(1)  included all of the testator's pretermitted children with the children on whom benefits were conferred under the will; and(2)  given an equal share of those benefits to each child.(c)  To the extent feasible, the interest in the testator's estate to which the pretermitted child is entitled under Subsection (b) must be of the same character, whether an equitable or legal life estate or in fee, as the interest that the testator conferred on the testator's children under the will.|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. 2.27, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 255.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 255 - Construction and Interpretation of Wills|Subchapter B. Succession by Pretermitted Child|Section 255.054. Succession by Pretermitted Child if Testator Has No Living Child at Will's Execution

Sec. 255.054.  SUCCESSION BY PRETERMITTED CHILD IF TESTATOR HAS NO LIVING CHILD AT WILL'S EXECUTION.  If a testator has no child living when the testator executes the testator's last will, a pretermitted child succeeds to the portion of the testator's separate and community estate, other than any portion of the estate devised to the pretermitted child's other parent, to which the pretermitted child would have been entitled under Section 201.001 if the testator had died intestate without a surviving spouse, except as limited by Section 255.056.|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. 2.28, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 255.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 255 - Construction and Interpretation of Wills|Subchapter B. Succession by Pretermitted Child|Section 255.055. Ratable Recovery by Pretermitted Child From Portions Passing to Other Beneficiaries

Sec. 255.055.  RATABLE RECOVERY BY PRETERMITTED CHILD FROM PORTIONS PASSING TO OTHER BENEFICIARIES.  (a)  A pretermitted child may recover the share of the testator's estate to which the child is entitled from the testator's other children under Section 255.053(b) or from the testamentary beneficiaries under Sections 255.053(a) and 255.054, other than the pretermitted child's other parent, ratably, out of the portions of the estate passing to those persons under the will.(b)  In abating the interests of the beneficiaries described by Subsection (a), the character of the testamentary plan adopted by the testator must be preserved to the maximum extent possible.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 255.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 255 - Construction and Interpretation of Wills|Subchapter B. Succession by Pretermitted Child|Section 255.056. Limitation on Reduction of Estate Passing to Surviving Spouse

Sec. 255.056.  LIMITATION ON REDUCTION OF ESTATE PASSING TO SURVIVING SPOUSE.  If a pretermitted child's other parent is not the surviving spouse of the testator, the portion of the testator's estate to which the pretermitted child is entitled under Section 255.053(a) or 255.054 may not reduce the portion of the testator's estate passing to the testator's surviving spouse by more than one-half.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.29, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 255.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 255 - Construction and Interpretation of Wills|Subchapter C. Lifetime Gifts as Satisfaction of Devise|Section 255.101. Certain Lifetime Gifts Considered Satisfaction of Devise

Sec. 255.101.  CERTAIN LIFETIME GIFTS CONSIDERED SATISFACTION OF DEVISE.  Property that a testator gives to a person during the testator's lifetime is considered a satisfaction, either wholly or partly, of a devise to the person if:(1)  the testator's will provides for deduction of the lifetime gift from the devise;(2)  the testator declares in a contemporaneous writing that the lifetime gift is to be deducted from, or is in satisfaction of, the devise;  or(3)  the devisee acknowledges in writing that the lifetime gift is in satisfaction of the devise.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 255.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 255 - Construction and Interpretation of Wills|Subchapter C. Lifetime Gifts as Satisfaction of Devise|Section 255.102. Valuation of Property

Sec. 255.102.  VALUATION OF PROPERTY.  Property given in partial satisfaction of a devise shall be valued as of the earlier of:(1)  the date the devisee acquires possession of or enjoys the property; or(2)  the date of the testator's death.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 255.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 255 - Construction and Interpretation of Wills|Subchapter D. Failure of Devise; Disposition of Property to Devisee Who Predeceases Testator|Section 255.151. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 255.151.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies unless the testator's will provides otherwise.  For example, a devise in the testator's will stating "to my surviving children" or "to such of my children as shall survive me" prevents the application of Sections 255.153 and 255.154.|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. 20, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Est Code § 255.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle F - Wills|Chapter 255 - Construction and Interpretation of Wills|Subchapter D. Failure of Devise; Disposition of Property to Devisee Who Predeceases Testator|Section 255.152. Failure of Devise; Effect on Residuary Estate

Sec. 255.152.  FAILURE OF DEVISE; EFFECT ON RESIDUARY ESTATE.  (a)  Except as provided by Sections 255.153 and 255.154, if a devise, other than a residuary devise, fails for any reason, the devise becomes a part of the residuary estate.(b)  Except as provided by Sections 255.153 and 255.154, if the residuary estate is devised to two or more persons and the share of one of the residuary devisees fails for any reason, that residuary devisee's share passes to the other residuary devisees, in proportion to the residuary devisee's interest in the residuary estate.(c)  Except as provided by Sections 255.153 and 255.154, the residuary estate passes as if the testator had died intestate if all residuary devisees:(1)  are deceased at the time the testator's will is executed;(2)  fail to survive the testator; or(3)  are treated as if the residuary devisees predeceased the testator.(d)  Unless the will provides otherwise, Subsections (a), (b), and (c) do not apply to a devise to a charitable trust, as defined by Section 123.001, Property Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1141 (H.B. 2782), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2019.|