{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-55.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 55.052","heading":"NECESSARY PARTY.","body":"An institution of higher education, a private institution of higher education, or a charitable organization that is a distributee under a will is a necessary party to a will contest or will construction suit involving the will.\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 B. PROCEDURAL MATTERS","CHAPTER 55. COMPLAINTS AND CONTESTS","SUBCHAPTER B. INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION OR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AS PARTY TO CERTAIN ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.55.htm#55.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"da579da9c662fc97265e1fb24bde274f5e2374e35914b33980ec667e1c4a83cb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-55.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-55.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}