EFFECT OF FILING OR CONTESTING PLEADING.

Tex. ESTATES Code § 54.001.
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(a) The filing or contesting in probate court of a pleading relating to a decedent's estate does not constitute tortious interference with inheritance of the estate. (b) This section does not abrogate any right of a person under Rule 13, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, or Chapter 10 , Civil Practice and Remedies Code. 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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