EFFECT OF JOINT OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY.

Tex. ESTATES Code § 101.002.
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If two or more persons hold an interest in property jointly and one joint owner dies before severance, the interest of the decedent in the joint estate: (1) does not survive to the remaining joint owner or owners; and (2) passes by will or intestacy from the decedent as if the decedent's interest had been severed. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 , Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Source: TX Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Fetched: 6/29/2026

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