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Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 133.001 — SEVEN-YEAR ABSENCE

CP § 133.001Title 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 133. PRESUMPTION OF DEATH

Statute text

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Any person absenting himself for seven successive years shall be presumed dead unless it is proved that the person was alive within the seven-year period.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 3.15(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Renumbered from Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 131.001 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 16.01(4), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.

Source: Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 133.001 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.