Tex. Est. Code Section 254.003
Devises to Certain Attorneys and Other Persons

(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.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.

Source: Section 254.003 — Devises to Certain Attorneys and Other Persons, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­254.­htm#254.­003 (accessed May 11, 2024).

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