{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-22.026","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 22.026","heading":"NEXT OF KIN.","body":"\"Next of kin\" includes:\n(1) an adopted child or the adopted child's descendants; and\n(2) the adoptive parent of the adopted child.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 22. DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.22.htm#22.026","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"211dc38dd509f9325023224c19ccfa18de6f189c6db4a9ac9718f81df3c34e60","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-22.025","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-22.027"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}