Wills, estates, probate

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Tex. Estates Code — Chapter 21

• Tex. Estates Code § 21.001 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 21.001. PURPOSE OF CODE.
• Tex. Estates Code § 21.002 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 21.002. CONSTRUCTION.
• Tex. Estates Code § 21.003 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 21.003. STATUTORY REFERENCES. A reference in a law other than in this code to a statute or a part of a statute revised by this code is considered to be a ref
• Tex. Estates Code § 21.004 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 21.004. EFFECT OF DIVISION OF LAW. The division of this code into titles, subtitles, chapters, subchapters, parts, subparts, sections, subsections, subdivisi
• Tex. Estates Code § 21.005 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 21.005. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS. Chapter 132, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, does not apply to Subchapter C, Chapter 251.
• Tex. Estates Code § 21.006 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 21.006. APPLICABILITY TO PROBATE PROCEEDINGS. The procedure prescribed by Title 2 governs all probate proceedings.

Tex. Estates Code — Chapter 22

• Tex. Estates Code § 22.001 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.001. APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS.
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.002 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.002. AUTHORIZED CORPORATE SURETY. "Authorized corporate surety" means a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to engage in business in this state for
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.003 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.003. CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. "Charitable organization" means:
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.004 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.004. CHILD.
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.005 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.005. CLAIMS. "Claims" includes:
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.006 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.006. CORPORATE FIDUCIARY. "Corporate fiduciary" means a financial institution, as defined by Section 201.101, Finance Code, that:
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.007 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.007. COURT; COUNTY COURT, PROBATE COURT, AND STATUTORY PROBATE COURT.
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.008 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.008. DEVISE. "Devise":
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.009 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.009. DEVISEE. "Devisee" includes a legatee.
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.010 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.010. DISTRIBUTEE. "Distributee" means a person who is entitled to a part of the estate of a decedent under a lawful will or the statutes of descent and di
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.011 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.011. DOCKET. "Docket" means the probate docket.
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.012 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.012. ESTATE. "Estate" means a decedent's property, as that property:
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.013 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.013. EXEMPT PROPERTY. "Exempt property" means the property in a decedent's estate that is exempt from execution or forced sale by the constitution or laws
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.014 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.014. GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OF THE STATE. "Governmental agency of the state" means:
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.015 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.015. HEIR. "Heir" means a person who is entitled under the statutes of descent and distribution to a part of the estate of a decedent who dies intestate.
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.016 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.016. INCAPACITATED PERSON. A person is "incapacitated" if the person:
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.017 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.017. INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR. "Independent executor" means the personal representative of an estate under independent administration as provided by Chapter 4
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.018 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.018. INTERESTED PERSON; PERSON INTERESTED. "Interested person" or "person interested" means:
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.019 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.019. JUDGE. "Judge" means the presiding judge of any court having original jurisdiction over probate proceedings, regardless of whether the court is:
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.020 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.020. LEGACY. "Legacy" includes a gift or devise of real or personal property made by a will.
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.021 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.021. LEGATEE. "Legatee" includes a person who is entitled to a legacy under a will.
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.022 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.022. MINOR. "Minor" means a person younger than 18 years of age who:
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.024 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.024. MORTGAGE; LIEN. "Mortgage" and "lien" include:
• Tex. Estates Code § 22.025 Tex. Estates Code Sec. 22.025. NET ESTATE. "Net estate" means a decedent's property excluding:

Representative cases

1. Wesolek ex rel. Estate of Wesolek v. Canadair Ltd., 838 F.2d 55 matched by keyword "estate"; cited by 491 cases
2. Estate of Bristol v. Young, 23 Cal. 2d 221 matched by keyword "estate"; cited by 431 cases
3. Professional Real Estate Investors, Inc. v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., 508 U.S. 49 matched by keyword "estate"; cited by 421 cases
4. Estate of Cowart v. Nicklos Drilling Co., 505 U.S. 469 matched by keyword "estate"; cited by 320 cases
5. Waggoner Estate v. Sigler Oil Co., /tex/118/0509-01 matched by keyword "estate"; cited by 244 cases
6. Waggoner Estate v. Sigler Oil Co., 19 S.W.2d 27 matched by keyword "estate"; cited by 240 cases
7. Hobart v. Hobart Estate Co., 26 Cal. 2d 412 matched by keyword "estate"; cited by 213 cases
8. Dayton Hudson Corp. v. Macerich Real Estate Co., 812 F.2d 1319 matched by keyword "estate"; cited by 169 cases
9. Will v. Hallock, 546 U.S. 345 matched by keyword "will"; cited by 166 cases
10. Estate of Bailey ex rel. Oare v. County of York, 768 F.2d 503 matched by keyword "estate"; cited by 149 cases

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