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Tex. Prop. Code § 71.004

PRESUMPTION OF DEATH WITHOUT HEIRS

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3585, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff

An individual is presumed to have died leaving no heirs if for the seven-year period preceding the court's determination:

(1) a lawful claim to the individual's property has not been asserted; and

(2) a lawful act of ownership of the individual's property has not been exercised.

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