Intestate Succession

Descent

Distribution

Intestate

Heirs and heirs apparent

Ancestor

Descendant

Collateral Relative

Consanguineous Relationship

Affinity Relationship

Testate Succession

Will

251.001 Who can make a will (and change a will)?
aka Legal Capacity

Testamentary Capacity (sound mind)
(question of fact)

Codicil

Testator; Testatrix

Devise

Devisee

Bequest

Legacy

Legatee

Beneficiary (wills)

Trust

Settlor (trusts) aka trustor/grantor/donor

Beneficiary (trusts) aka cetui que trust/donee/grantee

Trustee

Principal (trusts) aka trust corpus/estate/res

Income (trusts)

Administration

Administrator

Executor

Personal Representative

Probate

Probate Asset

Nonprobate Asset

2 types of marital property systems that governs parties and their property

Inception of title rule

Quasi-community property

Inter Vivos Transfers

Intestate as to the person

Intestate as to the property

Per capita distribution

Per stirpes distribution

Escheat

half-blooded heirs, rule for Texas

Parentelic System (Texas)

Adopted children, dual inheritance

Inheritance rights of adoptive parents

Inheritance by biological parents (when they gave child up for adoption)

Adoption by estoppel or equitable adoption and elements, inheritance

Non-marital children (through mom) and inheritance

Non-marital children (through dad) and inheritance

Unworthy heirs

What if beneficiary of a life insurance policy is convicted and sentenced for the willful death of the insured?

Slayer statutes

Constructive trust

What is the difference between constructive trust and forfeiture?

201.062 Estate Code- Treatment of Certain Parent-Child Relationships aka
Disqualification of a bad parent

Disqualification of surviving spouse of a voidable marriage
Estate Code 123.101-123.104

Result if marriage deemed void

Survival
Estate Code 121.052 (applies to intestacy)

Failure to survive presumed under certain circumstances
Estate Code 121.053

Estate Code 201.002
Separate Estate of an Intestate

Estate Code 102.002 Homestead Rights Not Affected by Character of the Homestead

Community Property Presumption

Community Property

Separate Property

Testamentary Capacity-Adjudication of incompetency and lucid intervals

Testamentary Capacity- Sane Individuals

Requirements of a valid will

Types of wills

Holographic Wills

Classifications of testamentary gifts

Types of Beneficiaries

Ademption

Pretermitted Heirs

Death of beneficiary- lapse

Anti-lapse statutes

Will revocation

Community Real Property Intestate Succession- Surviving Spouse and Children that are from that marriage

Community Personal Property- Intestate Succession, surviving spouse, kids from that marriage

Community real and personal property, intestate succession, surviving spouse, at least one kid isn't surviving spouse's