2025 Texas Statutes
Property Code
Title 13 - Disclaimer of Property Interests
Chapter 240 - Texas Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 240.007. Power to Disclaim Power Held in Fiduciary Capacity by Person Designated to Serve as or Serving as Fiduciary
Sec. 240.007. POWER TO DISCLAIM POWER HELD IN FIDUCIARY CAPACITY BY PERSON DESIGNATED TO SERVE AS OR SERVING AS FIDUCIARY. (a) Subject to Subsection (b) and except to the extent the person's right to disclaim is expressly restricted or limited by a law of this state or by the instrument creating the fiduciary relationship, a person designated to serve or serving as a fiduciary may disclaim, in whole or in part, any power over property, including a power of appointment and the power to disclaim, held in a fiduciary capacity.
(b) If a power being disclaimed under Subsection (a) by a person designated to serve or serving as a trustee affects the distributive rights of any beneficiary of the trust:
(1) the person may disclaim only on or after accepting the trust;
(2) the disclaimer must be compatible with the trustee's fiduciary obligations; and
(3) if the disclaimer is made on accepting the trust, the trustee is considered to have never possessed the power disclaimed.
(c) A person designated to serve or serving as a fiduciary may disclaim a power under this section even if the creator of the power imposed a spendthrift provision or similar restriction on transfer.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 562 (H.B. 2428), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2015.
