Texas Estates Code Sec. 201.103: Treatment of Intestate’s Estate

This section provides that an intestate estate is treated as descending from the intestate as the original purchaser.

The Statutory Rule

Sec. 201.103. TREATMENT OF INTESTATE'S ESTATE.

All of the estate to which an intestate had title at the time of death descends and vests in the intestate's heirs in the same manner as if the intestate had been the original purchaser.

Explanation

What it does: This section provides that all property the intestate owned at death descends and vests in the intestate’s heirs as if the intestate had been the original purchaser.

Key concept: For intestate distribution, the law does not treat the estate differently based on how the intestate acquired the property. The intestate is treated as the "starting point" for determining descent and vesting.