Tex. Estates Code § 112.202
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 112.202, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 112.202. ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OR NOTICE OF AGREEMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) In this subchapter, a person or entity has "actual knowledge" of a community property survivorship agreement or the revocation of a community property survivorship agreement only if the person or entity has received:
(1) written notice of the agreement or revocation; or
(2) the original or a certified copy of the agreement or revoking instrument.
(b) In this subchapter, a person or entity has "notice" of a community property survivorship agreement or the revocation of a community property survivorship agreement if:
(1) the person or entity has actual knowledge of the agreement or revocation; or
(2) with respect to real property, the agreement or revoking instrument is properly recorded in the county in which the real property is located.
(1) written notice of the agreement or revocation; or
(2) the original or a certified copy of the agreement or revoking instrument.
(b) In this subchapter, a person or entity has "notice" of a community property survivorship agreement or the revocation of a community property survivorship agreement if:
(1) the person or entity has actual knowledge of the agreement or revocation; or
(2) with respect to real property, the agreement or revoking instrument is properly recorded in the county in which the real property is located.
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