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Tex. Estates Code § 101.001 Passage of Estate On Decedent's Death
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Sec. 101.001. PASSAGE OF ESTATE ON DECEDENT'S DEATH. (a) Subject to Section 101.051, if a person dies leaving a lawful will: (1) all of the person's estate that is devised by the will vests immediately in the devisees; (2) all powers of appointment granted in the will vest immedi…
Tex. Estates Code § 101.002 Effect of Joint Ownership of Property
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Sec. 101.002. EFFECT OF JOINT OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY. If two or more persons hold an interest in property jointly and one joint owner dies before severance, the interest of the decedent in the joint estate: (1) does not survive to the remaining joint owner or owners; and (2) passe…
Tex. Estates Code § 101.003 Possession of Estate By Personal Representative
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Sec. 101.003. POSSESSION OF ESTATE BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE. On the issuance of letters testamentary or of administration on an estate described by Section 101.001, the executor or administrator has the right to possession of the estate as the estate existed at the death of the…
Tex. Estates Code § 101.051 Liability of Estate For Debts In General
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Sec. 101.051. LIABILITY OF ESTATE FOR DEBTS IN GENERAL. (a) A decedent's estate vests in accordance with Section 101.001(a) subject to the payment of: (1) the debts of the decedent, except as exempted by law; and (2) any court-ordered child support payments that are delinquent on…