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Tex. Estates Code § 254.001 Devises To Trustees
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Sec. 254.001. DEVISES TO TRUSTEES. (a) A testator may validly devise property in a will to the trustee of a trust established or to be established: (1) during the testator's lifetime by the testator, the testator and another person, or another person, including a funded or unfund…
Tex. Estates Code § 254.002 Bequests To Certain Subscribing Witnesses
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Sec. 254.002. BEQUESTS TO CERTAIN SUBSCRIBING WITNESSES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if a devisee under a will is also a subscribing witness to the will and the will cannot be otherwise established: (1) the bequest is void; and (2) the subscribing witness shall be a…
Tex. Estates Code § 254.003 Devises To Certain Attorneys and Other Persons
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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 b…
Tex. Estates Code § 254.004 Contracts Concerning Wills Or Devises; Joint Or Reciprocal Wills
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Sec. 254.004. CONTRACTS CONCERNING WILLS OR DEVISES; JOINT OR RECIPROCAL WILLS. (a) A contract executed or entered into on or after September 1, 1979, to make a will or devise, or not to revoke a will or devise, may be established only by: (1) a written agreement that is binding …