If a spouse dies intestate and the community property passes to the surviving spouse, no administration of the community property is necessary.
Tex. Est. Code § 453.002
ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY NOT NECESSARY
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Barzelis ex rel. Estate of Barzelis v. Flagstar Bank, F.S.B. (2015)
Most recently applied in Barzelis ex rel. Estate of Barzelis v. Flagstar Bank, F.S.B. (April 2015)
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff
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