Texas Estates Code
§ 201.052 — PATERNAL INHERITANCE
ES § 201.052Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part E. INTESTATE SUCCESSION · Ch. 201. DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION · Art. B. MATTERS AFFECTING INHERITANCE
Statute text
View on source(a)For purposes of inheritance, a child is the child of the child's biological father if:
(1)the child is born under circumstances described by Section 160.201, Family Code;
(2)the child is adjudicated to be the child of the father by court decree under Chapter 160, Family Code;
(3)the child was adopted by the child's father; or
(4)the father executed an acknowledgment of paternity under Subchapter D, Chapter 160, Family Code, or a similar statement properly executed in another jurisdiction. (a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if a child has intended parents, as defined by Section 160.102, Family Code, under a gestational agreement validated under Subchapter I, Chapter 160, Family Code, the child is the child of the intended father and not the biological father unless the biological father is also the intended father.
(b)A child described by Subsection (a) or (a-1) and the child's issue shall inherit from the child's father and the child's paternal kindred, both descendants, ascendants, and collateral kindred in all degrees, and they may inherit from the child and the child's issue.
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 12, eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.