Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
ESTATES CODE |
Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY |
Subtitle C. PASSAGE OF TITLE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DECEDENTS' PROPERTY IN GENERAL |
Chapter 102. PROBATE ASSETS: DECEDENT'S HOMESTEAD |
Sec. 102.005. PROHIBITIONS ON PARTITION OF HOMESTEAD
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The homestead may not be partitioned among the decedent's heirs:
(1) during the lifetime of the surviving spouse for as long as the surviving spouse elects to use or occupy the property as a homestead; or
(2) during the period the guardian of the decedent's minor children is permitted to use and occupy the homestead under a court order.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 , Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.