Sec. 102.003. PASSAGE OF HOMESTEAD. The homestead of a decedent who dies leaving a surviving spouse descends and vests on the decedent's death in the same manner as other real property of the decedent and is governed by the same laws of descent and distribution.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney
Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General
Chapter 102 - Probate Assets: Decedent's Homestead
Section 102.001. Treatment of Certain Children
Section 102.002. Homestead Rights Not Affected by Character of the Homestead
Section 102.003. Passage of Homestead
Section 102.004. Liability of Homestead for Debts
Section 102.005. Prohibitions on Partition of Homestead
Section 102.006. Circumstances Under Which Partition of Homestead Is Authorized