Sec. 254.003. DEVISES TO CERTAIN ATTORNEYS AND OTHER PERSONS. (a) A devise of property in a will is void if the devise is made to:
(1) an attorney who prepares or supervises the preparation of the will;
(2) a parent, descendant of a parent, or employee of the attorney described by Subdivision (1); or
(3) the spouse of a person described by Subdivision (1) or (2).
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) a devise made to a person who:
(A) is the testator's spouse;
(B) is an ascendant or descendant of the testator; or
(C) is related within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity to the testator; or
(2) a bona fide purchaser for value from a devisee in a will.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
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