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.