# Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.022: EFFECT OF DISABILITY

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.022

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.022
- **Heading:** EFFECT OF DISABILITY
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 16 / Section 16.022

## Text

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, a person is under a legal disability if the person is:

(1) younger than 18 years of age, regardless of whether the person is married;

(2) of unsound mind; or

(3) serving in the United States Armed Forces during time of war.

(b) If a person entitled to sue for the recovery of real property or entitled to make a defense based on the title to real property is under a legal disability at the time title to the property vests or adverse possession commences, the time of the disability is not included in a limitations period.

(c) Except as provided by Sections 16.027 and 16.028, after the termination of the legal disability, a person has the same time to present a claim that is allowed to others under this chapter.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.001 § 16.001. EFFECT OF DISABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.001.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.002 § 16.002. ONE-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.002.md)
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- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.004 § 16.004. FOUR-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.004.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.005 § 16.005. ACTION FOR CLOSING STREET OR ROAD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.005.md)
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- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.007 § 16.007. RETURN OF EXECUTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.007.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.008 § 16.008. ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, INTERIOR DESIGNERS, AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS FURNISHING DESIGN, PLANNING, OR INSPECTION OF CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.008.md)
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- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.011 § 16.011. SURVEYORS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.011.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.012 § 16.012. PRODUCTS LIABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.012.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.013 § 16.013. REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS AND APPRAISAL FIRMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.013.md)
- [Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.021 § 16.021. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ccp_C16_S16.021.md)

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