Texas Estates Code
§ 123.052 — REVOCATION OF CERTAIN NONTESTAMENTARY TRANSFERS; TREATMENT OF FORMER SPOUSE AS BENEFICIARY UNDER CERTAIN POLICIES OR PLANS
ES § 123.052Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part C. PASSAGE OF TITLE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DECEDENTS' PROPERTY IN GENERAL · Ch. 123. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE · Art. B. EFFECT OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE ON CERTAIN NONTESTAMENTARY TRANSFERS
Statute text
View on source(a)The dissolution of the marriage revokes a provision in a trust instrument that was executed by a divorced individual as settlor before the divorced individual's marriage was dissolved and that:
(1)is a revocable disposition or appointment of property made to the divorced individual's former spouse or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual;
(2)revocably confers a general or special power of appointment on the divorced individual's former spouse or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual; or
(3)revocably nominates the divorced individual's former spouse or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual to serve:
(A)as a personal representative, trustee, conservator, agent, or guardian; or
(B)in another fiduciary or representative capacity.
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.14, eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 844 (H.B. 2271), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.