Tex. Est. Code § 112.101 · Subchapter C. ADJUDICATION TO PROVE COMMUNITY PROPERTY SURVIVORSHIP AGREEMENT
APPLICATION AUTHORIZED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Notwithstanding Section 112.053, after the death of a spouse, the surviving spouse or the surviving spouse's personal representative may apply to the court for an order stating that a community property survivorship agreement satisfies the requirements of this chapter and is effective to create a right of survivorship in community property.
(b) An application under this section must include:
(1) the surviving spouse's name and domicile;
(2) the deceased spouse's name and former domicile;
(3) the fact, time, and place of the deceased spouse's death;
(4) facts establishing venue in the court; and
(5) the deceased spouse's social security number, if known.
(c) An application under this section must be filed in the county of proper venue for administration of the deceased spouse's estate.
(d) The original community property survivorship agreement shall be filed with an application under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.112.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 35a6d2d7bff73c86fd66a375a6c935797a446e6d3f1b0f7c35b32ae1fceca708
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Cited by 3 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Est. Code § 112.101. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.