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Tex. Property Code § 71.004

PRESUMPTION OF DEATH WITHOUT HEIRS

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Tex. Property Code § 71.004, PRESUMPTION OF DEATH WITHOUT HEIRS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/564347
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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.