Next of Kin

Sec. 1002.021. NEXT OF KIN. "Next of kin" includes: (1) an adopted child; (2) an adopted child's descendants; and (3) the adoptive parent of an adopted child. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.