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Tex. Property Code § 71.001 Escheat
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Sec. 71.001. ESCHEAT. (a) If an individual dies intestate and without heirs, the real and personal property of that individual is subject to escheat. (b) "Escheat" means the vesting of title to property in the state in an escheat proceeding under Subchapter B. Acts 1983, 68th Leg…
Tex. Property Code § 71.002 Presumption of Death
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Sec. 71.002. PRESUMPTION OF DEATH. An individual is presumed dead for the purpose of determining if the individual's real or personal property is subject to escheat if the individual: (1) is absent from the individual's place of residence for seven years or longer; and (2) is not…
Tex. Property Code § 71.003 Presumption of Intestacy
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Sec. 71.003. PRESUMPTION OF INTESTACY. An individual is presumed to have died intestate if, on or before the seventh anniversary of the date of the individual's death, the individual's will has not been recorded or probated in the county where the individual's property is located…
Tex. Property Code § 71.004 Presumption of Death Without Heirs
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Sec. 71.004. PRESUMPTION OF DEATH WITHOUT HEIRS. An individual is presumed to have died leaving no heirs if for the seven-year period preceding the court's determination: (1) a lawful claim to the individual's property has not been asserted; and (2) a lawful act of ownership of t…