{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-254.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 254.003","heading":"DEVISES TO CERTAIN ATTORNEYS AND OTHER PERSONS.","body":"(a) A devise of property in a will is void if the devise is made to:\n(1) an attorney who prepares or supervises the preparation of the will;\n(2) a parent, descendant of a parent, or employee of the attorney described by Subdivision (1); or\n(3) the spouse of a person described by Subdivision (1) or (2).\n(b) This section does not apply to:\n(1) a devise made to a person who:\n(A) is the testator's spouse;\n(B) is an ascendant or descendant of the testator; or\n(C) is related within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity to the testator; or\n(2) a bona fide purchaser for value from a devisee in a will.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE F. WILLS","CHAPTER 254. CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN, AND CONTRACTS RELATING TO, WILLS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.254.htm#254.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"1dcfdd4dfe821ee5bda4f9acf9be7ca72e39421ea8fe21042eb69139999d4ae3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-254.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-254.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}