{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1002.021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1002.021","heading":"NEXT OF KIN.","body":"\"Next of kin\" includes:\n(1) an adopted child;\n(2) an adopted child's descendants; and\n(3) the adoptive parent of an adopted child.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 1002. DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1002.htm#1002.021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"59787331cbe7cfaac9db7e57972e50597ecd792d5c523542360b9c2b0b801851","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1002.020","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1002.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}