{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-255.056","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 255.056","heading":"LIMITATION ON REDUCTION OF ESTATE PASSING TO SURVIVING SPOUSE.","body":"If a pretermitted child's other parent is not the surviving spouse of the testator, the portion of the testator's estate to which the pretermitted child is entitled under Section 255.053(a) or 255.054 may not reduce the portion of the testator's estate passing to the testator's surviving spouse by more than one-half.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.29, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE F. WILLS","CHAPTER 255. CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION OF WILLS","SUBCHAPTER B. SUCCESSION BY PRETERMITTED CHILD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.255.htm#255.056","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"0c74594616a4de61bbee955d8a773d9036be12779ad99a48c3f2592004fd5ab1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-255.055","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-255.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}