Texas Estates Code Title 2, Chapter 121 - Survival Requirements

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

SUBCHAPTER B SURVIVAL REQUIREMENT FOR INTESTATE SUCCESSION AND CERTAIN OTHER PURPOSES

• Texas Section 121.001 - Applicability Of Chapter
  This chapter does not apply if provision has been made by will, living trust, deed, or insurance contract, or in any other manner, for a...
• Texas Section 121.051 - Applicability Of Subchapter
  This subchapter does not apply if the application of this subchapter would result in the escheat of an intestate estate. Added by Acts 2009, 81st...
• Texas Section 121.052 - Required Period Of Survival For Intestate Succession And Certain Other Purposes
  A person who does not survive a decedent by 120 hours is considered to have predeceased the decedent for purposes of the homestead allowance, exempt...

SUBCHAPTER C SURVIVAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES

• Texas Section 121.053 - Intestate Succession: Failure To Survive Presumed Under Certain Circumstances
  A person who, if the person survived a decedent by 120 hours, would be the decedent's heir is considered not to have survived the decedent...
• Texas Section 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...

SUBCHAPTER D DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY ON PERSON'S FAILURE TO SURVIVE FOR REQUIRED PERIOD

• Texas Section 121.102 - Required Period Of Survival For Contingent Beneficiary
  (a) If property is disposed of in a manner that conditions the right of a beneficiary to succeed to an interest in the property on...
• Texas Section 121.151 - Distribution Of Community Property
  (a) This section applies to community property, including the proceeds of life or accident insurance that are community property and become payable to the estate...
• Texas Section 121.152 - Distribution Of Property Owned By Joint Owners
  If property, including community property with a right of survivorship, is owned so that one of two joint owners is entitled to the whole of...
• Texas Section 121.153 - Distribution Of Certain Insurance Proceeds
  (a) If the insured under a life or accident insurance policy and a beneficiary of the proceeds of that policy die within a period of...

Last modified: September 28, 2016