Texas Estates Code 254.003 – Devises to Certain Attorneys and Other Persons
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(a) A devise of property in a will is void if the devise is made to:
(1) an attorney who prepares or supervises the preparation of the will;
(2) a parent, descendant of a parent, or employee of the attorney described by Subdivision (1); or
(3) the spouse of a person described by Subdivision (1) or (2).
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) a devise made to a person who:
(A) is the testator‘s spouse;
(B) is an ascendant or descendant of the testator; or
(C) is related within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity to the testator; or
(2) a bona fide purchaser for value from a devisee in a will.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 254.003
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Devisee: includes a legatee. See Texas Estates Code 22.009
- Person: includes a natural person and a corporation. See Texas Estates Code 22.027
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.