Tex. Est. Code Section 201.061
Estate of Person Who Dies by Suicide

The estate of a person who commits suicide descends or vests as if the person died a natural death.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.

Source: Section 201.061 — Estate of Person Who Dies by Suicide, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.201.htm#201.061 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 201.061 — Estate of Person Who Dies by Suicide, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.201.htm#201.061 (last accessed May 10, 2025).

Tex. Est. Code Section 201.061 Estate of Person Who Dies by Suicide

Tex. Est. Code Section 201.061
Estate of Person Who Dies by Suicide