Sec. 202.203. CORRECTION OF JUDGMENT AT REQUEST OF HEIR NOT PROPERLY SERVED. If an heir of a decedent who is the subject of a proceeding to declare heirship is not served with citation by a qualified delivery method or personal service in the proceeding, the heir may: (1) have the judgment in the proceeding corrected by bill of review: (A) at any time, but not later than the fourth anniversary of the date of the judgment; or (B) after the passage of any length of time, on proof of actual fraud; and (2) recover the heir's just share of the property or the value of that share from: (A) the heirs named in the judgment; and (B) those who claim under the heirs named in the judgment and who are not bona fide purchasers for value.
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