Tex. Est. Code Section 255.056
Limitation on Reduction of Estate Passing to Surviving Spouse


If a pretermitted child’s other parent is not the surviving spouse of the testator, the portion of the testator’s estate to which the pretermitted child is entitled under Section 255.053 (Succession by Pretermitted Child if Testator Has Living Child at Will’s Execution)(a) or 255.054 (Succession by Pretermitted Child if Testator Has No Living Child at Will’s Execution) may not reduce the portion of the testator’s estate passing to the testator’s surviving spouse by more than one-half.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.29, eff. January 1, 2014.

Source: Section 255.056 — Limitation on Reduction of Estate Passing to Surviving Spouse, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­255.­htm#255.­056 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 255.056’s source at texas​.gov