Tex. Gov't Code § 615.001 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEFINITION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter, "minor child" means a child who:
(1) on the date of the death of an individual listed under Section 615.003, is younger than 18 years of age; and
(2) if the child is not a biological or adopted child, was claimed as a dependent on the federal income tax return of an individual listed under Section 615.003 for the year preceding the year of the individual's death.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1541, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.615.htm
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