Sec. 121.101. REQUIRED PERIOD OF SURVIVAL FOR DEVISEE. A devisee who does not survive the testator by 120 hours is treated as if the devisee predeceased the testator unless the testator's will contains some language that:
(1) deals explicitly with simultaneous death or deaths in a common disaster; or
(2) requires the devisee to survive the testator, or to survive the testator for a stated period, to take under the will.
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 121 - Survival Requirements
Subchapter C. Survival Requirements for Certain Beneficiaries
Section 121.101. Required Period of Survival for Devisee
Section 121.102. Required Period of Survival for Contingent Beneficiary