Tex. Estates Code § 113.158
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 113.158, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 113.158. NONTESTAMENTARY NATURE OF CERTAIN TRANSFERS.
Official statutory text
Transfers resulting from the application of Sections 113.151, 113.152, 113.153, and 113.155 are effective by reason of the account contracts involved and this chapter and are not to be considered testamentary transfers or subject to the testamentary provisions of this title.
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