Policy Riders, Provisions, Options, and Exclusions
A governing beneficiary instrument expressly states how to distribute proceeds after simultaneous deaths. How does that fact affect Texas's default survival rules?
Answer and explanation
Answer: C. Texas Estates Code survival rules contain exceptions when the governing instrument expressly addresses simultaneous deaths or requires a stated survival period. The instrument must be read before applying the statutory default.Source: Texas Legislature — Estates Code Chapter 121 — Estates Code §§ 121.101–121.102, survival requirements and express-instrument exceptions
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