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Tex. Est. Code § 121.101

REQUIRED PERIOD OF SURVIVAL FOR DEVISEE

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff

A devisee who does not survive the testator by 120 hours is treated as if the devisee predeceased the testator unless the testator's will contains some language that:

(1) deals explicitly with simultaneous death or deaths in a common disaster; or

(2) requires the devisee to survive the testator, or to survive the testator for a stated period, to take under the will.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.