{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-240.009","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 240.009","heading":"POWER TO DISCLAIM; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS; WHEN IRREVOCABLE.","body":"(a) To be effective, a disclaimer must:\n(1) be in writing;\n(2) declare the disclaimer;\n(3) describe the interest or power disclaimed;\n(4) be signed by the person making the disclaimer; and\n(5) be delivered or filed in the manner provided by Subchapter C.\n(b) A partial disclaimer may be expressed as a fraction, percentage, monetary amount, term of years, limitation of a power, or any other interest or estate in the property.\n(c) A disclaimer is irrevocable on the later of the date the disclaimer:\n(1) is delivered or filed under Subchapter C; or\n(2) takes effect as provided in Sections 240.051-240.056.\n(d) A disclaimer made under this chapter is not a transfer, assignment, or release.\n(e) A disclaimer of an interest in property made by an individual must contain a statement under penalty of perjury regarding whether the disclaimant is a child support obligor whose disclaimer is barred under Section 240.151(g). An individual's failure to include the statement does not invalidate a disclaimer if the disclaimer is not barred under Section 240.151(g).\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 562 (H.B. 2428), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2015.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 286), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 13. DISCLAIMER OF PROPERTY INTERESTS","CHAPTER 240. TEXAS UNIFORM DISCLAIMER OF PROPERTY INTERESTS ACT","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.240.htm#240.009","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"16b26f98765f379341d7d7925bc8900ec4290eb3a5bf3f3c932ea6973de2591d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-240.0081","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-240.0501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}