Texas Estates Code
§ 114.002 — DEFINITIONS
ES § 114.002Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part C. PASSAGE OF TITLE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DECEDENTS' PROPERTY IN GENERAL · Ch. 114. TRANSFER ON DEATH DEED · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this chapter:
(1)"Beneficiary" means a person who receives real property under a transfer on death deed.
(2)"Designated beneficiary" means a person designated to receive real property in a transfer on death deed.
(3)"Joint owner with right of survivorship" or "joint owner" means an individual who owns real property concurrently with one or more other individuals with a right of survivorship. The term does not include a tenant in common or an owner of community property with or without a right of survivorship.
(4)"Person" has the meaning assigned by Section 311.005, Government Code.
(5)"Real property" means an interest in real property located in this state.
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Legislative history
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 337 (S.B. 874), Sec. 3(1), eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1141 (H.B. 2782), Sec. 47(1), eff. September 1, 2019.