Tex. Estates Code § 360.254
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 360.254, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 360.254. JOINTLY OWNED PROPERTY.
Official statutory text
(a) A person who has a joint interest with a decedent's estate in any property may apply to the court that granted letters testamentary or of administration on the estate for a partition of the property.
(b) On application under Subsection (a), the court shall partition the property between the applicant and the decedent's estate.
(c) The provisions of this title relating to the partition and distribution of an estate govern a partition under this section to the extent applicable.
(b) On application under Subsection (a), the court shall partition the property between the applicant and the decedent's estate.
(c) The provisions of this title relating to the partition and distribution of an estate govern a partition under this section to the extent applicable.
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