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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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ESTATES CODE |
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Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY |
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Subtitle C. PASSAGE OF TITLE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DECEDENTS' PROPERTY IN GENERAL |
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Chapter 122. DISCLAIMERS AND ASSIGNMENTS |
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Subchapter B. FORM, FILING, AND NOTICE OF DISCLAIMER |
Sec. 122.056. NOTICE
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a copy of the written memorandum of disclaimer shall be delivered in person to, or mailed by registered or certified mail to and received by, the legal representative of the transferor of the interest or the holder of legal title to the property to which the disclaimer relates not later than nine months after:
(1) the date of the decedent's death; or
(2) if the interest is a future interest, the date the person who will receive the property or interest is finally ascertained and the person's interest is indefeasibly vested.
(b) If the beneficiary is a charitable organization or a governmental agency of this state, notice of a disclaimer required by Subsection (a) must be filed not later than the later of:
(1) the first anniversary of the date the beneficiary receives the notice required by Subchapter A, Chapter 308; or
(2) the expiration of the six-month period following the date the personal representative files:
(A) the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims due or owing to the estate; or
(B) the affidavit in lieu of the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims.