Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 133.001

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

Section 133.001 - Seven-Year Absence

Any person absenting himself for seven successive years shall be presumed dead unless it is proved that the person was alive within the seven-year period.

Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 133.001

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 3.15(a), eff. 9/1/1987. Renumbered from Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 131.001 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 16.01(4), eff. 8/28/1989.