Tex. Estates Code § 123.054
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 123.054, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 123.054. LIABILITY OF CERTAIN PURCHASERS OR RECIPIENTS OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS, BENEFITS, OR PROPERTY.
Official statutory text
A bona fide purchaser of property from a divorced individual's former spouse or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual or a person who receives from the former spouse or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual a payment, benefit, or property in partial or full satisfaction of an enforceable obligation:
(1) is not required by this subchapter to return the payment, benefit, or property; and
(2) is not liable under this subchapter for the amount of the payment or the value of the property or benefit.
(1) is not required by this subchapter to return the payment, benefit, or property; and
(2) is not liable under this subchapter for the amount of the payment or the value of the property or benefit.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Dealing with a probate matter in Texas?
See all Texas Probate lawyers
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.