Texas Health and Safety Code 692A.019 – Law Governing Validity; Choice of Law as to Execution of Document of Gift; Presumption of Validity
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(a) A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with:
(1) this chapter;
(2) the laws of the state or country where it was executed; or
(3) the laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, had a place of residence, or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.
(b) If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of this state governs the interpretation of the document of gift.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 692A.019
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.