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Texas Property Code - Chapter 71 Escheat Of PropertyLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Property Code > Texas Property Code - Chapter 71 Escheat Of Property Sponsored Links(a) If an individual dies intestate and without heirs, the real and personal property of that individual is subject to escheat. (b) "Escheat" means the ... An individual is presumed dead for the purpose of determining if the individual's real or personal property is subject to escheat if the individual: (1) ... An individual is presumed to have died intestate if, on or before the seventh anniversary of the date of the individual's death, the individual's will ... An individual is presumed to have died leaving no heirs if for the seven-year period preceding the court's determination: (1) a lawful claim to the ... For the purposes of this chapter, an individual exercises a lawful act of ownership in property by, personally or through an agent, paying taxes to ... (a) If the state claims that an estate that has been administered in probate court in this state is subject to escheat, the state may ... The tax assessor-collector of each county shall: (1) take all steps necessary to identify real property that may be subject to escheat; and (2) notify ... (a) If any person, including the attorney general, the comptroller, or a district attorney, criminal district attorney, county attorney, county clerk, district clerk, or attorney ... (a) If a petition is filed under this subchapter, the district clerk shall issue citation as in other civil suits to: (1) each defendant alleged ... (a) A person who exercises a lawful act of ownership in property that is the subject of an escheat proceeding must be made a party ... Any person, whether named in the escheat petition or not, who claims an interest in property that is the subject of an escheat proceeding may ... (a) If a person appears and denies the state's right to the property or opposes a material fact of the petition, the court shall try ... If citation is issued in accordance with Section 71.102 and no person answers within the period provided by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the ... (a) If the court renders a judgment for the state finding that an intestate died without heirs, the property escheats to the state and title ... If the property does not escheat, the state shall pay court costs. The clerk of the court shall certify the amount of the costs, and ... A party who appeared at an escheat proceeding may appeal the judgment rendered or may file an application for a writ of error on the ... (a) If personal property escheated to the state, the court shall issue to the sheriff a writ that commands the sheriff to seize the escheated ... (a) Real property that escheats to the state under this title before January 1, 1985, becomes a part of the permanent school fund. Real property ... The comptroller shall keep an account of the money paid to and real property vested in this state under this chapter. Acts 1983, 68th Leg., ... (a) If personal property of a deceased owner escheats to the state under this chapter and is delivered to the state, a person who claims ... (a) If in a suit filed under Section 71.301 the court finds that a claimant is entitled to recover personal property, the court shall order ... (a) If real property escheats to the state under this chapter, a person who was not personally served with citation in the escheat proceedings may ... (a) A suit brought for the collection of personal property delivered to the comptroller under this chapter must be brought in the name of this ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |