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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Estates Code § 257.052: FILING OF WILL WITH APPLICATION GENERALLY REQUIRED.

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  1. ESTATES CODE
  2. TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY
  3. SUBTITLE F. WILLS
  4. CHAPTER 257. PROBATE OF WILL AS MUNIMENT OF TITLE
  5. SUBCHAPTER B. APPLICATION AND PROOF REQUIREMENTS

(a) An applicant for the probate of a will as a muniment of title shall file the will with the application if the will is in the applicant's control.

(b) A will filed under Subsection (a) must remain in the custody of the county clerk unless removed from the clerk's custody by court order.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 32, eff. January 1, 2014.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:08Z. Source file · JSON

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