Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
ESTATES CODE |
Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY |
Subtitle F. WILLS |
Chapter 255. CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION OF WILLS |
Subchapter G. EXONERATION OF DEBTS SECURED BY SPECIFIC DEVISES |
Sec. 255.301. NO RIGHT TO EXONERATION OF DEBTS
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Except as provided by Section 255.302, a specific devise passes to the devisee subject to each debt secured by the property that exists on the date of the testator's death, and the devisee is not entitled to exoneration from the testator's estate for payment of the debt.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 , Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.