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Texas Estates Code - EST § 121.101. Required Period of Survival for Devisee

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A devisee who does not survive the testator by 120 hours is treated as if the devisee predeceased the testator unless the testator's will contains some language that:

(1) deals explicitly with simultaneous death or deaths in a common disaster;  or

(2) requires the devisee to survive the testator, or to survive the testator for a stated period, to take under the will.

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