{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-102.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 102.005","heading":"PROHIBITIONS ON PARTITION OF HOMESTEAD.","body":"The homestead may not be partitioned among the decedent's heirs:\n(1) during the lifetime of the surviving spouse for as long as the surviving spouse elects to use or occupy the property as a homestead; or\n(2) during the period the guardian of the decedent's minor children is permitted to use and occupy the homestead under a court order.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE C. PASSAGE OF TITLE AND DISTRIBUTION OF DECEDENTS' PROPERTY IN GENERAL","CHAPTER 102. PROBATE ASSETS: DECEDENT'S HOMESTEAD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.102.htm#102.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"cbf70a6562fc80a700d26ab44f8c43849261073ff58fe5cc792ccf8df8fff733","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-102.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-102.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}