Tex. Est. Code Section 112.051
Agreement for Right of Survivorship in Community Property

At any time, spouses may agree between themselves that all or part of their community property, then existing or to be acquired, becomes the property of the surviving spouse on the death of a spouse.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.

Source: Section 112.051 — Agreement for Right of Survivorship in Community Property, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.112.htm#112.051 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

112.001
Definition of Community Property Survivorship Agreement 112.002
Applicability of Other Law to Community Property Held in Multiple-party Accounts 112.051
Agreement for Right of Survivorship in Community Property 112.052
Form of Agreement 112.053
Adjudication Not Required 112.054
Revocation of Agreement 112.101
Application Authorized 112.102
Proof Required by Court 112.103
Method of Proof of Signatures 112.104
Court Action 112.105
Effect of Order 112.106
Custody of Adjudicated Agreement 112.151
Ownership of Property During Marriage 112.152
Nontestamentary Nature of Transfers Under Agreement 112.201
Definition of Certified Copy 112.202
Actual Knowledge or Notice of Agreement 112.203
Personal Representative Without Actual Knowledge of Agreement 112.204
Third-party Purchaser Without Notice of Agreement 112.205
Debtors and Other Persons Without Notice of Agreement 112.206
Third-party Purchaser Without Notice of Revocation of Agreement 112.207
Debtors and Other Persons Without Notice of Revocation of Agreement 112.208
Rights of Surviving Spouse Against Creditors 112.251
Multiple-party Accounts 112.252
Liabilities of Deceased Spouse Not Affected by Right of Survivorship 112.253
Rights of Deceased Spouse’s Creditors in Relation to Third Parties

Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

§ 112.051’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Section 112.051 — Agreement for Right of Survivorship in Community Property, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.112.htm#112.051 (last accessed Apr. 20, 2024).