Tex. Estates Code § 102.005
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 102.005, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 102.005. PROHIBITIONS ON PARTITION OF HOMESTEAD.
Official statutory text
The homestead may not be partitioned among the decedent's heirs:
(1) during the lifetime of the surviving spouse for as long as the surviving spouse elects to use or occupy the property as a homestead; or
(2) during the period the guardian of the decedent's minor children is permitted to use and occupy the homestead under a court order.
(1) during the lifetime of the surviving spouse for as long as the surviving spouse elects to use or occupy the property as a homestead; or
(2) during the period the guardian of the decedent's minor children is permitted to use and occupy the homestead under a court order.
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