Texas § ES.121.101 - REQUIRED PERIOD OF SURVIVAL FOR DEVISEE
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§ ES.121.101. REQUIRED PERIOD OF SURVIVAL FOR DEVISEE
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 some language that: (1) deals explicitly with simultaneous death or deaths in a common disaster; or (2) requires the devisee to survive the testator, or to survive the testator for a stated period, to take under the will. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 , Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
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Section ES.121.101 ("REQUIRED PERIOD OF SURVIVAL FOR DEVISEE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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