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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
If a trustee does not claim a death benefit on or before the first anniversary of the employee's or participant's death or if satisfactory evidence is provided to a trustee, custodian, other fiduciary, or other obligor of the employees' trust, contract purchased by the employees' trust, or the retirement account before the first anniversary of the employee's or participant's death that there is or will be no trustee to receive the death benefit, the death benefit shall be paid:
(1) according to the beneficiary designation under the plan, trust, contract, or arrangement providing the death benefit under the employees' trust or retirement account; or
(2) if there is no designation in the employees' trust or retirement account, to the personal representative of the deceased employee's or participant's estate.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Property Code - PROP § 121.054. Unclaimed Benefits - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/property-code/prop-sect-121-054/
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