The homestead of a decedent who dies leaving a surviving spouse descends and vests on the decedent's death in the same manner as other real property of the decedent and is governed by the same laws of descent and distribution.
Tex. Est. Code § 102.003
PASSAGE OF HOMESTEAD
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Odes Ho Kim v. Dome Entertainment Center, Inc. (2014)
Most recently applied in in the Estate of Adel Sheshtawy (September 2015)
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.