Tex. Estates Code § 112.208
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 112.208, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 112.208. RIGHTS OF SURVIVING SPOUSE AGAINST CREDITORS.
Official statutory text
Except as expressly provided by this subchapter, this subchapter does not affect the rights of a surviving spouse or person claiming from the surviving spouse in disputes with persons claiming from a deceased spouse or the successors of any of them concerning a beneficial interest in property or the proceeds from a beneficial interest in property, subject to a right of survivorship under an agreement that satisfies the requirements of this chapter.
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