Property Ownership
A Texas property owner dies intestate (without a will) leaving a surviving spouse and two adult children. Under Texas intestacy law, the community property typically:
AAll passes to the surviving spouse
BThe deceased's half of community property passes to the children, not the surviving spouse✓ Correct
CIs divided equally three ways among the spouse and two children
DPasses to the state of Texas as escheat
Explanation
Under Texas intestacy law (Texas Estates Code), when a person dies without a will, the deceased's half of community property passes to their children (or descendants), not to the surviving spouse. The surviving spouse retains their own half of community property.
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