Tex. Estates Code § 204.151
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 204.151, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 204.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Official statutory text
This subchapter applies in a proceeding to declare heirship of a decedent only with respect to an individual who claims to be a biological child of the decedent or claims to inherit through a biological child of the decedent.
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