Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 254.003 - Devises to Certain Attorneys and Other Persons(a) A devise of property in a will is void if the devise is made to: (1) an attorney who prepares or supervises the preparation of the will;(2) a parent, descendant of a parent, or employee of the attorney described by Subdivision (1); or(3) the spouse of a person described by Subdivision (1) or (2).(b) This section does not apply to: (1) a devise made to a person who: (A) is the testator's spouse;(B) is an ascendant or descendant of the testator; or(C) is related within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity to the testator; or(2) a bona fide purchaser for value from a devisee in a will.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2014.