Tex. Est. Code Section 22.026
Next of Kin

“Next of kin” includes:

(1)

an adopted child or the adopted child’s descendants; and

(2)

the adoptive parent of the adopted child.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.

Source: Section 22.026 — Next of Kin, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­22.­htm#22.­026 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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