"Heir" means a person who is entitled under the statutes of descent and distribution to a part of the estate of a decedent who dies intestate. The term includes the decedent's surviving spouse.
Tex. Est. Code § 22.015
HEIR
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Turk v. Mangum (2017)
Most recently applied in Turk v. Mangum (July 2017)
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), 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.