Tex.
Est. Code Section 122.001
Definitions
(1)
“Beneficiary” includes a person who would have been entitled, if the person had not made a disclaimer, to receive property as a result of the death of another person:(A)
by inheritance;(B)
under a will;(C)
by an agreement between spouses for community property with a right of survivorship;(D)
by a joint tenancy with a right of survivorship;(E)
by a survivorship agreement, account, or interest in which the interest of the decedent passes to a surviving beneficiary;(F)
by an insurance, annuity, endowment, employment, deferred compensation, or other contract or arrangement;(G)
under a pension, profit sharing, thrift, stock bonus, life insurance, survivor income, incentive, or other plan or program providing retirement, welfare, or fringe benefits with respect to an employee or a self-employed individual;(H)
by a transfer on death deed; or(I)
by a beneficiary designation as defined by Section 115.001 (Definitions).(2)
“Disclaim” and “disclaimer” have the meanings assigned by Section 240.002 (Definitions), Property Code.
Source:
Section 122.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.122.htm#122.001 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
