Texas § 255.056 LIMITATION ON REDUCTION OF ESTATE PASSING TO SURVIVING SPOUSE.

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§ 255.056 — LIMITATION ON REDUCTION OF ESTATE PASSING TO SURVIVING SPOUSE.

Texas § 255.056

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Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 255.056 (2026).

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Sec. 255.056. LIMITATION ON REDUCTION OF ESTATE PASSING TO SURVIVING SPOUSE. If a pretermitted child's other parent is not the surviving spouse of the testator, the portion of the testator's estate to which the pretermitted child is entitled under Section 255.053 (a) or 255.054 may not reduce the portion of the testator's estate passing to the testator's surviving spouse by more than one-half.
SUBCHAPTER C. LIFETIME GIFTS AS SATISFACTION OF DEVISE

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Sec. 255.056. LIMITATION ON REDUCTION OF ESTATE PASSING TO SURVIVING SPOUSE. If a pretermitted child's other parent is not the surviving spouse of the testator, the portion of the testator's estate to which the pretermitted child is entitled under Section 255.053 (a) or 255.054 may not reduce the portion of the testator's estate passing to the testator's surviving spouse by more than one-half.
SUBCHAPTER C. LIFETIME GIFTS AS SATISFACTION OF DEVISE