Section 23A.003 - Applicability; Relation to Other Law(a) In an action to partition real property under Chapter 23, the court shall determine whether the property is heirs' property. If the court determines that the property is heirs' property, the property must be partitioned under this chapter unless all of the cotenants otherwise agree in a record.(b) This chapter supplements Chapter 23 and the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure governing partition of real property. If an action is governed by this chapter, this chapter supersedes provisions of Chapter 23 and the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure governing partition of real property that are inconsistent with this chapter.Tex. Prop. Code § 23A.003
Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 297,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2017.