Tex. Prop. Code § 71.004

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 71.004 - Presumption of Death Without Heirs

An individual is presumed to have died leaving no heirs if for the seven-year period preceding the court's determination:

(1) a lawful claim to the individual's property has not been asserted; and

(2) a lawful act of ownership of the individual's property has not been exercised.

Tex. Prop. Code § 71.004

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3585, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1984.