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.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney
Chapter 255 - Construction and Interpretation of Wills
Subchapter B. Succession by Pretermitted Child
Section 255.052. Applicability and Construction
Section 255.053. Succession by Pretermitted Child if Testator Has Living Child at Will's Execution
Section 255.055. Ratable Recovery by Pretermitted Child From Portions Passing to Other Beneficiaries
Section 255.056. Limitation on Reduction of Estate Passing to Surviving Spouse