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Chapter 201 - Descent and Distribution
Subchapter A. Intestate Succession
Section 201.001. Estate of an Intestate Not Leaving Spouse - Sec. 201.001. ESTATE OF AN INTESTATE NOT LEAVING SPOUSE. (a)...
Section 201.002. Separate Estate of an Intestate - Sec. 201.002. SEPARATE ESTATE OF AN INTESTATE. (a) If a...
Section 201.003. Community Estate of an Intestate - Sec. 201.003. COMMUNITY ESTATE OF AN INTESTATE. (a) If a...
Subchapter B. Matters Affecting Inheritance
Section 201.051. Maternal Inheritance - Sec. 201.051. MATERNAL INHERITANCE. (a) For purposes of inheritance, a...
Section 201.052. Paternal Inheritance - Sec. 201.052. PATERNAL INHERITANCE. (a) For purposes of inheritance, a...
Section 201.053. Effect of Reliance on Affidavit of Heirship - Sec. 201.053. EFFECT OF RELIANCE ON AFFIDAVIT OF HEIRSHIP. (a)...
Section 201.054. Adopted Child - Sec. 201.054. ADOPTED CHILD. (a) For purposes of inheritance under...
Section 201.055. Issue of Void or Voidable Marriage - Sec. 201.055. ISSUE OF VOID OR VOIDABLE MARRIAGE. The issue...
Section 201.056. Persons Not in Being - Sec. 201.056. PERSONS NOT IN BEING. No right of inheritance...
Section 201.057. Collateral Kindred of Whole and Half Blood - Sec. 201.057. COLLATERAL KINDRED OF WHOLE AND HALF BLOOD. If...
Section 201.058. Convicted Persons - Sec. 201.058. CONVICTED PERSONS. (a) No conviction shall work corruption...
Section 201.059. Person Who Dies by Casualty - Sec. 201.059. PERSON WHO DIES BY CASUALTY. Death by casualty...
Section 201.060. Alienage - Sec. 201.060. ALIENAGE. A person is not disqualified to take...
Section 201.061. Estate of Person Who Dies by Suicide - Sec. 201.061. ESTATE OF PERSON WHO DIES BY SUICIDE. The...
Section 201.062. Treatment of Certain Parent-Child Relationships - Sec. 201.062. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS. (a) A probate...
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)...
Section 201.102. No Distinction Based on Property's Source - Sec. 201.102. NO DISTINCTION BASED ON PROPERTY'S SOURCE. A distinction...
Section 201.103. Treatment of Intestate's Estate - Sec. 201.103. TREATMENT OF INTESTATE'S ESTATE. All of the estate...
Subchapter D. Advancements
Section 201.151. Determination of Advancement; Date of Valuation - Sec. 201.151. DETERMINATION OF ADVANCEMENT; DATE OF VALUATION. (a) If...
Section 201.152. Survival of Recipient Required - Sec. 201.152. SURVIVAL OF RECIPIENT REQUIRED. If the recipient of...
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...
Section 202.002. Circumstances Under Which Proceeding to Declare Heirship Is Authorized - Sec. 202.002. CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP IS...
Section 202.0025. Action Brought After Decedent's Death - Sec. 202.0025. ACTION BROUGHT AFTER DECEDENT'S DEATH. Notwithstanding Section 16.051,...
Section 202.004. Persons Who May Commence Proceeding to Declare Heirship - Sec. 202.004. PERSONS WHO MAY COMMENCE PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP....
Section 202.005. Application for Proceeding to Declare Heirship - Sec. 202.005. APPLICATION FOR PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP. A person...
Section 202.006. Request for Determination of Necessity for Administration - Sec. 202.006. REQUEST FOR DETERMINATION OF NECESSITY FOR ADMINISTRATION. A...
Section 202.007. Affidavit Supporting Application Required - Sec. 202.007. AFFIDAVIT SUPPORTING APPLICATION REQUIRED. (a) An application filed...
Section 202.008. Required Parties to Proceeding to Declare Heirship - Sec. 202.008. REQUIRED PARTIES TO PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP. Each...
Section 202.009. Attorney Ad Litem - Sec. 202.009. ATTORNEY AD LITEM. (a) The court shall appoint...
Subchapter B. Notice of Proceeding to Declare Heirship
Section 202.051. Service of Citation by Mail When Recipient's Name and Address Are Known or Ascertainable - Sec. 202.051. SERVICE OF CITATION BY MAIL WHEN RECIPIENT'S NAME...
Section 202.052. Service of Citation by Publication - Sec. 202.052. SERVICE OF CITATION BY PUBLICATION. If the address...
Section 202.053. Required Posting of Citation - Sec. 202.053. REQUIRED POSTING OF CITATION. Except in a proceeding...
Section 202.054. Personal Service of Citation May Be Required - Sec. 202.054. PERSONAL SERVICE OF CITATION MAY BE REQUIRED. (a)...
Section 202.055. Service of Citation on Certain Persons Not Required - Sec. 202.055. SERVICE OF CITATION ON CERTAIN PERSONS NOT REQUIRED....
Section 202.056. Waiver of Service of Citation - Sec. 202.056. WAIVER OF SERVICE OF CITATION. (a) Except as...
Section 202.057. Affidavit of Service of Citation - Sec. 202.057. AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE OF CITATION. (a) A person...
Subchapter C. Transfer of Pending Proceeding to Declare Heirship
Section 202.101. Required Transfer of Pending Proceeding to Declare Heirship Under Certain Circumstances - Sec. 202.101. REQUIRED TRANSFER OF PENDING PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP...
Section 202.102. Transfer of Records - Sec. 202.102. TRANSFER OF RECORDS. The clerk of the court...
Section 202.103. Procedures Applicable to Transferred Proceeding to Declare Heirship; Consolidation With Other Proceeding - Sec. 202.103. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO TRANSFERRED PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP;...
Subchapter D. Evidence Relating to Determination of Heirship
Section 202.151. Evidence in Proceeding to Declare Heirship - Sec. 202.151. EVIDENCE IN PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP. (a) The...
Subchapter E. Judgment in Proceeding to Declare Heirship
Section 202.201. Required Statements in Judgment - Sec. 202.201. REQUIRED STATEMENTS IN JUDGMENT. (a) The judgment in...
Section 202.202. Finality and Appeal of Judgment - Sec. 202.202. FINALITY AND APPEAL OF JUDGMENT. (a) The judgment...
Section 202.203. Correction of Judgment at Request of Heir Not Properly Served - Sec. 202.203. CORRECTION OF JUDGMENT AT REQUEST OF HEIR NOT...
Section 202.204. Limitation of Liability of Certain Persons Acting in Accordance With Judgment - Sec. 202.204. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS ACTING IN...
Section 202.205. Effect of Certain Judgments on Liability to Creditors - Sec. 202.205. EFFECT OF CERTAIN JUDGMENTS ON LIABILITY TO CREDITORS....
Section 202.206. Filing and Recording of Judgment - Sec. 202.206. FILING AND RECORDING OF JUDGMENT. (a) A certified...
Chapter 203 - Nonjudicial Evidence of Heirship
Section 203.001. Recorded Statement of Facts as Prima Facie Evidence of Heirship - Sec. 203.001. RECORDED STATEMENT OF FACTS AS PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE...
Section 203.002. Form of Affidavit Concerning Identity of Heirs - Sec. 203.002. FORM OF AFFIDAVIT CONCERNING IDENTITY OF HEIRS. An...
Chapter 204 - Genetic Testing in Proceedings to Declare Heirship
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 204.001. Proceedings and Records Public - Sec. 204.001. PROCEEDINGS AND RECORDS PUBLIC. A proceeding under this...
Subchapter B. Court Orders for Genetic Testing in Proceedings to Declare Heirship
Section 204.051. Order for Genetic Testing - Sec. 204.051. ORDER FOR GENETIC TESTING. (a) In a proceeding...
Section 204.052. Advancement of Costs - Sec. 204.052. ADVANCEMENT OF COSTS. Subject to any assessment of...
Section 204.053. Order and Advancement of Costs for Subsequent Genetic Testing - Sec. 204.053. ORDER AND ADVANCEMENT OF COSTS FOR SUBSEQUENT GENETIC...
Section 204.054. Submission of Genetic Material by Other Relative Under Certain Circumstances - Sec. 204.054. SUBMISSION OF GENETIC MATERIAL BY OTHER RELATIVE UNDER...
Section 204.055. Genetic Testing of Deceased Individual - Sec. 204.055. GENETIC TESTING OF DECEASED INDIVIDUAL. On good cause...
Section 204.056. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 204.056. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) An individual commits an offense...
Subchapter C. Results of Genetic Testing
Section 204.101. Results of Genetic Testing; Admissibility - Sec. 204.101. RESULTS OF GENETIC TESTING; ADMISSIBILITY. A report of...
Section 204.102. Presumption Regarding Results of Genetic Testing; Rebuttal - Sec. 204.102. PRESUMPTION REGARDING RESULTS OF GENETIC TESTING; REBUTTAL. The...
Section 204.103. Contesting Results of Genetic Testing - Sec. 204.103. CONTESTING RESULTS OF GENETIC TESTING. (a) A party...
Subchapter D. Use of Results of Genetic Testing in Certain Proceedings to Declare Heirship
Section 204.151. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 204.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies in a...
Section 204.152. Presumption; Rebuttal - Sec. 204.152. PRESUMPTION; REBUTTAL. The presumption under Section 160.505, Family...
Section 204.153. Effect of Inconclusive Results of Genetic Testing - Sec. 204.153. EFFECT OF INCONCLUSIVE RESULTS OF GENETIC TESTING. If...
Subchapter E. Additional Orders Following Results of Genetic Testing
Section 204.201. Order for Change of Name - Sec. 204.201. ORDER FOR CHANGE OF NAME. On the request...
Chapter 205 - Small Estate Affidavit
Section 205.001. Entitlement to Estate Without Appointment of Personal Representative - Sec. 205.001. ENTITLEMENT TO ESTATE WITHOUT APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE....
Section 205.002. Affidavit Requirements - Sec. 205.002. AFFIDAVIT REQUIREMENTS. (a) An affidavit filed under Section...
Section 205.003. Examination and Approval of Affidavit - Sec. 205.003. EXAMINATION AND APPROVAL OF AFFIDAVIT. The judge shall...
Section 205.004. Copy of Affidavit to Certain Persons - Sec. 205.004. COPY OF AFFIDAVIT TO CERTAIN PERSONS. The distributees...
Section 205.005. Affidavit as Local Government Record - Sec. 205.005. AFFIDAVIT AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECORD. (a) If the...
Section 205.006. Title to Homestead Transferred Under Affidavit - Sec. 205.006. TITLE TO HOMESTEAD TRANSFERRED UNDER AFFIDAVIT. (a) If...
Section 205.007. Liability of Certain Persons - Sec. 205.007. LIABILITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS. (a) A person making...
Section 205.008. Effect of Chapter - Sec. 205.008. EFFECT OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter does not...
Section 205.009. Construction of Certain References - Sec. 205.009. CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN REFERENCES. A reference in this...