A specific devise does not pass to the devisee subject to a debt described by Section 255.301 if the will in which the devise is made specifically states that the devise passes without being subject to the debt. A general provision in the will stating that debts are to be paid is not a specific statement for purposes of this section.
Tex. Est. Code § 255.302
EXCEPTION
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case in the Estate Of: Rebecca Lynn Heider (2016)
Most recently applied in in the Estate Of: Rebecca Lynn Heider (June 2016)
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.